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Borges - Nishikori. ATP Montreal match forecast
Borges and Nishikori will meet in the third round of the tournament in Montreal on August 9. Who will be stronger in this match? - read our forecast
Command Analysis
Nuno Borges
PortugalBorges beat Hugo Humbert (3-6, 7-6, 7-6) in the second round of the competition in Montreal. Nuno served eight aces, converted three break points and lost four games on his serve in the match against the Frenchman. In the first round, we recall, the Portuguese broke the resistance of Miomir Kecmanovic. It is worth noting that Borges won the challenger in Phoenix on open hard this season.
Kei Nishikori
JapanNishikori was stronger than Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4) in the second round of the tournament in Montreal. Kei hit two aces, converted three break points and lost one game on his serve in the match against the Greek. In the first round, we recall, the Japanese player secured a strong-willed victory over Alex Mickelsen. We recall that Nishikori is trying to return to action this season after a shoulder injury.
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Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Borges' last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.18Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Nishikori's previous 5 matches
1.38Tip and bets
Nishikori demonstrated in his first round match against Tsitsipas that he is still capable of playing good tennis at the highest level. We expect the Japanese to continue his performance in Montreal and beat Borges in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is Nishikori's victory with odds of 2.12
Bet on total
The match promises to be a long one, since the opponents are approximately the same in terms of the level of play at the moment. We believe that the duel between Borges and Nishikori will go beyond two sets.
The second forecast is total over 22 games for odds of 1.89
Bet on the first set
Three of Nishikori's last five matches have seen the first set go to more than 9.5 games, and we expect Kei's upcoming match against Borges to also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.86
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