LiontipsDaniil Medvedev vs Botic van de Zandschulp. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Cincinnati (August 16, 2022).
Command Analysis
Daniil Medvedev is defending his last year's semifinals in Cincinnati. The Russian athlete isn't having a particularly successful season - he won only one tournament in 2022, in Los Cabos, defeating Cameron Norrie in the final (7-5, 6-0). He also was the runner-up at the tournaments in 's-Hertogenbosch, Halle, and at the Australian Open.
Botic van de Zandschulp started his Cincinnati campaign with a win over Maxime Cressy. He beat the American in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 6-4). In total, van de Zandschulp scored 10 victories in 18 matches on hard courts this season. The Dutchman's best 2022 result is the runner-up finish at the tournament in Munich.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last 5 matches, Medvedev played 2 tie-breaks.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
Van de Zandschulp played under 9.5 games in the first set in 3 of his last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Botic van de Zandschulp is an uncomfortable opponent for Medvedev. Both meetings between the players were very close and intense. However, we believe that Medvedev will be able to overcome the handicap of 4 games - the Russian is currently in excellent shape.
Our prediction - handicap (-4) to Medvedev
While the Dutchman has proved that he can create problems for Medvedev, he didn't look that convincing in the last tournaments and made early exits in Washington and Montreal. We expect Medvedev to win comfortably.
Second bet - total under 22 games
