LiontipsNakashima vs Phils. ATP Cincinnati Match Prediction and Betting Tips
Command Analysis
Current form
Nakashima cannot boast of a stable game. Recently, the American has been alternating victories with defeats. For example, in Atlanta and Washington, he left the competition at the start, but in Montreal he reached the third round. As for Cincinnati, Brandon won the opening match, beating Taylor Fritz in three sets.
Professional qualities
Nakashima has a great backhand. The same as Djokovic, because the American himself says so. Or he wants his backhand to be very similar to the component of the game that the great Serb has. So far, his results are much worse than the Balkan player.
Current indicators in the tour
Like all Americans, Nakashima performs well on hard courts. This season, he has 17 wins in 24 matches. Largely due to this, Brandon is ranked 49th in the world rankings.
Interesting facts for betting
Nakashima hasn't been playing long matches lately. For example, in 4 of the American's 6 previous matches on hard, only two games were played.
Current form
In mid-July, Phils won the title in Hamburg, but after that he seemed to have been replaced. At the Olympics and in Montreal, the Frenchman put his racket away at the start, losing to Matteo Arnaldi and Ugo Humbert. However, in Cincinnati, Arthur had already managed to defeat Brandon Holt.
Professional qualities
There are high expectations for Phils, but he has not fully lived up to them yet. The 20-year-old tennis player has too many mistakes and needs to work hard on that. However, Phils is improving and has every chance of becoming one of the best tennis players on the tour.
Current indicators in the tour
Phils played well on the open court at the start of the year, even reaching the semi-finals of the tournament in Auckland. In total, he has nine victories on this surface in 2024. Arthur is ranked 24th in the world.
Interesting facts for betting
Phils' last five matches on outdoor hard courts have gone in straight sets. If the Frenchman is not playing well, he doesn't try very hard to change it.
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
There have been no sets traded in 3 of the Phils' last 4 matches.
1.69Bet 1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 3 of the American's last 5 matches, the first set saw more than 9 games
1.85Tip and bets
Phils hasn't impressed with his hard court performances lately. And the Hamburg title allowed the Frenchman to relax. With this approach to the game, Arthur probably shouldn't count on success. Most likely, Nakashima won't leave him a chance on his home soil.
Our prediction is Nakashima's victory at 1.75
Bet on total
As we wrote above, Phils does not particularly try to resist his opponents. In this case, there is a high probability that the meeting will not be overhead.
Betting Tip - total under 22.5 games for 1.82
Tiebreak bet
Phils hasn't played a tiebreaker in 4 of his last 6 matches, so we doubt that will change much against Nakashima.
Betting Tip - tie-break - no for 1.65
