LiontipsHubert Hurkacz vs Ilya Ivashka. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP US Open (September 1, 2022).
Command Analysis
Hubert Hurkacz comfortably won his first match at the current US Open. He closed Oscar Otte in straight sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-4), thus reaching the second round of the tournament for the third consecutive year. This season, Hurkacz won one trophy - in June, he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Halle Open. He was also the runner-up at the Montreal Masters.
Ilya Ivashka showed a decent result on the hard courts of Atlanta, where he reached the semifinals. However, he didn't do well at other hard-court tournaments. At the US Open, Ivashka defeated Sam Querrey in the first-round match (4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3). Last year, he made it past the second round, but then lost to Matteo Berrettini.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Hurkacz played 4 tie-breaks in his last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
More than 9 games were played in the first set in 4 of Ivashka's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Hurkacz is the favorite in this pair, but in our opinion, he doesn't have a big advantage over Ivashka. The Polish athlete leads the head-to-head at 3-2, but all of the matches between the players were close. We think that Ivashka will maintain the handicap of 6 games.
Our prediction - handicap (+6) to Ivashka
All five times that the players' path crossed, they played long matches. We predict another close battle and suggest taking the over.
Second wager - total over 37 games
