LiontipsMarin Cilic vs Emil Ruusuvuori. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Cincinnati (August 16, 2022).
Command Analysis
Marin Cilic confidently defeated Jaume Munar (6-3, 6-3) in his Cincinnati Masters opener. The Croatian player won the trophy here back in 2016, when he celebrated success over Andy Murray in the final. Last year, however, he made a second-round exit following his defeat to Andrey Rublev (7-5, 3-6, 1-6). Cilic is looking to improve that result and make a deeper run at the current competition.
Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Jeffrey Wolf in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters (7-6, 6-2). The Finnish athlete has a good record on hard courts in the current season - he has 15 wins against nine losses. His best 2022 result on hard is the runner-up finish at the tournamnt in Puna. In the final, he yielded to Joao Souza.
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 3 of Ruusuvuori's last 5 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
СтавкаTie-break - no
There were no tie-breaks in the last 5 matches of Cilic.
Tip and bets
Cilic beat Ruusuvuori in London this summer, and we think he will prevail in the upcoming match, too. Ruusuvuori has shown tremendous progress lately, but he still lacks consistency and will struggle against such an experienced player as Cilic.
Our prediction - handicap (-2) to Cilic
In their only head-to-head match, the opponents played a tie-break. We expect a close battle in the upcoming fixture, possibly three sets, so take the over here.
Second bet - total over 23 games
