LiontipsKovacevic vs Nishioka. ATP Washington Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Kovacevic took part in the tournament in Atlanta last week. Alexander left that competition quite quickly, losing to Reilly Opelka in the first round. On open hard courts this season, the American has 14 wins and eight losses. He demonstrated his best result on this surface at the tournament in Los Cabos, where he managed to reach the quarterfinals - at this stage he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Nishioka won the title in Atlanta last week. The Japanese beat Jordan Thompson in the final. It was Yoshihito's first title this season and the third ATP title in his career. On outdoor hard courts this year, Nishioka has nine wins and eight losses. He has played in Washington six times in his career. His best result on local courts is the 2022 final.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has paid off in 3 of Nishioka's last 5 matches
2.41Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Kovacevic's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.18Tip and bets
Nishioka won the title in Atlanta last week. We hope that the Japanese will not want to stop there and will continue his winning ways in Washington. It should be noted that Yoshihito has already beaten Kovacevic on open hard courts earlier in his career.
Our prediction is Nishioka's victory with odds of 1.75 in BC Fonbet
Bet on total
The only face-to-face encounter between the tennis players was played in three sets. Most likely, the upcoming match between Nishioka and Kovacevic will also be a "top" one.
The second forecast is total over 22 games for odds of 1.84 in BC Zenit
Bet on the first set
Three of Nishioka's last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and we expect Yoshihito's upcoming match against Kovacevic to also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.92
