LiontipsBergs vs. Kotov. US Open match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Bergs has looked somewhat unconvincing lately, but he had some success in the tournament before the US Open. In Winston-Salem, the Belgian reached the third round, eliminating Reilly Opelka and Thomas Martin Etcheverry. And only in the confrontation with Alex Mickelsen did he suffer a crushing defeat with a score of 1:6, 2:6.
Professional qualities
The Belgian has won tournaments on all surfaces, but only at the challenger level. At higher-ranking competitions, he still finds it difficult to compete with his rivals. Although, sometimes he manages to show a good game and achieve certain successes.
Current indicators in the tour
Bergs played 11 matches on open hard courts in 2024, but only won five of them. Zizou lacks consistency so far, so he balances between the top and second hundred of the rating. At the moment, he is ranked 80th.
Interesting facts for betting
Bergs will play in all the Majors this season, but only at Roland Garros did he get past the first round. At the Australian Open and Wimbledon, the Belgian was eliminated at the start of the tournament. The fact that he has never played in the main draw of the US Open also does not speak in Zizou's favor.
Current form
Kotov also played in Winston-Salem and performed even more successfully than Bergs. The Russian representative started from the second round and managed to eliminate Alexander Muller and Zach Svajda. In the quarterfinal confrontation, Pavel was stopped by Lorenzo Sonego. The Russian lost in two sets.
Professional qualities
Kotov can be called a universal tennis player, although he has had most success on clay. A reliable game on the back line allows the Russian to feel confident on this surface. However, on hard, he can also put up serious resistance to opponents.
Current indicators in the tour
In 2024, Kotov also had a negative balance of wins and losses - 6:7. In addition to Winston-Salem, he also reached the quarterfinals in Hong Kong. Largely due to these successes, Pavel is ranked 60th in the ATP rankings.
Interesting facts for betting
In 2022 and 2023, Kotov played in the main draw of the US Open, but hung up his racket in the first round. He has some experience, but it will be very difficult to improve on that result.
Trends
Total over 3.5 sets bet
Bergs' last 4 matches have seen sets traded
1.59Bet 1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 3 of Kotov's last 4 matches, the first set did not contain more than 9 games
1.78Tip and bets
Kotov has more experience of playing in such tournaments, and in general, he is a more stable tennis player. Due to this, the Russian has every chance to remove Bergs from his path. Moreover, in face-to-face meetings, the advantage is also on Pavel's side. We suggest giving preference to the representative of Russia.
Our prediction is Kotov's victory for 2.00
Bet on total
It is probably not worth expecting this match to end quickly. After all, in the last two face-to-face battles, the tennis players played the maximum number of games.
Betting Tip - total over 36.5 games for 1.62
Tiebreak bet
It's not often that you see a tiebreak in matches between these players. They don't have the strongest serves, so we doubt that something like that will happen now.
Betting Tip - tie-break - no for 1.75
