Borges - Kecmanovic. ATP Montreal match forecast
Borges and Kecmanovic will meet in the first round of the tournament in Montreal on August 6. Who will be stronger in this match? - read our forecast

Command Analysis

Nuno Borges

Borges has won two tournaments this season. In March, he won the Phoenix Challenger, beating Matteo Berrettini in the final. And in July, Nuno won the clay court tournament in Bastad, beating Rafael Nadal in the final. On outdoor hard courts, the Portuguese has 12 wins and eight losses this year. Borges will be playing in Montreal for the first time in his career.

Miomir Kecmanovic

Last week, Kecmanovic took part in a tournament in Washington. In that competition, he beat Jeffrey Wolf at the start, but then lost to Denis Shapovalov. On open hard courts, the Serb has eight wins and ten losses this season. Earlier in his career, Kecmanovic played in a tournament in Montreal only once - in 2022, he lost to Botik van de Zandschulp in the first round.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 4 of Kecmanovic's 5 previous matches
1.28Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Borges' last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.18Tip and bets
Kecmanovic has beaten Borges on open hard courts before in his career. He might do it again, but we don't think it will be an easy win. Nuno is in excellent form and will at least be able to cause problems for the Serb in this encounter.
Our prediction is a victory for Borges with a handicap of (+2) games for a coefficient of 1.96 in the Fonbet bookmaker
Bet on total
Kecmanovic is the favorite in this match, but we think he will have a tough fight. Borges is in good shape and, as we think, he will definitely be able to take one set from the Serb.
The second forecast is total over 22 games for odds of 1.78 in BC Zenit
Bet on the first set
Three of Kecmanovic's last five matches have seen more than 9.5 games played in the first set. It is likely that the upcoming Miomir vs. Borges match will also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.88