LiontipsDaniel vs Sonego. ATP Chengdu Match Prediction and Betting Tips
Command Analysis
Current form
The Japanese cannot put this season down as an asset. He has a negative balance of wins and losses - 16:27. His most successful tournament was in Auckland, where he reached the final, but that was at the beginning of the year.
Taro has been performing much worse lately. At the same US Open, he lost to world No. 168 Tristan Schoolkate. Daniel was winning 2-0 in sets, but lost his advantage.
Professional qualities
The Japanese does not have any outstanding anthropometric data. He does not have a strong serve, so he has to compensate for this by successfully playing on the baseline. Sometimes he does it well, so Daniel feels quite comfortable on clay. As for hard, it is more difficult for him to play here.
Current indicators in the tour
Daniel has lost 12 of 21 matches on outdoor hard courts this season, but his excellent performance in Auckland allows him to occupy the 90th place in the ATP rankings. However, the latest results do not allow Taro to feel confident.
Interesting facts for betting
Daniel has had a poor run in China. Last season he hung up his racket in the second round, losing to Christopher O'Connell. Then at the Shanghai tournament he lost to Dana Swinney in the first round.
Current form
Sonego performed well before the US Open. At the tournament in Winston-Salem, the Italian reached the final, and in the decisive match he left no chance for Alex Mickelsen (6:0, 6:3).
It seemed that Lorenzo would show a similar game at the Major, but he unexpectedly lost to Tommy Paul in the first round.
Professional qualities
Sonego has a great serve and a good game on the back line. However, the Italian has lacked consistency lately. Lorenzo has not been remembered for anything special this season.
Current indicators in the tour
Apart from the champion title in Winston-Salem, the Italian has no other successes this season. Despite this, he is quite high in the world rankings. At the moment, the Italian representative is ranked 50th.
Interesting facts for betting
As a rule, Sonego's last matches on open hard courts ended quickly. In 4 out of 5 encounters, two sets were played. It is quite possible that the Italian will try to pull off something similar in the confrontation with the Japanese.
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
There have been no set exchanges in 4 of Sonego's last 5 matches
1.59Bet 1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 3 of Sonego's last 5 matches, the first set did not go past 9 games
1.80Tip and bets
Daniel is not in the right form to challenge Sonego. He had too many failures in the last match. For example, in 3 of the last 4 matches he lost to his opponents with a difference of six or more games. Considering that Sonego won the only face-to-face meeting, we assume that the Italian will get an easy victory.
Our betting tip is Sonego with a (-3) game handicap for 1.76
Bet on total
Both tennis players are too unstable, so we can safely count on a high outcome of the match. It is quite possible that the opponents will play more than 21.5 games.
Betting Tip - total over 21.5 games for 1.67
Tiebreak bet
In the previous head-to-head meeting, the tennis players played a tie-break in two sets at once. There is a high probability that something similar will happen now.
Betting Tip - tiebreaker - yes for 1.95
