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Shelton vs Mpeshi. ATP Basel Match Prediction
Shelton and Mpeshi will meet in the final of the tournament in Basel on October 27. After a difficult period, Mpeshi is again demonstrating excellent playing form. The French tennis player, who won his first ATP title just a few months ago, is already ready for new achievements. How will the final in Basel go for him? - the analysis of the upcoming match and bets on it are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Ben Shelton
USACurrent form
Shelton beat Arthur Fils (6-3, 7-6) in the semifinals of the competition in Basel. In the match against the Frenchman, he served eight aces, converted one break point and did not lose a single game on his serve. Ben has seven wins and two losses indoors this season.
Professional qualities
Shelton is a player who is gradually adding maturity to his game. He has a powerful serve in his arsenal, but now he is focusing on accuracy. Thanks to this, Ben confidently holds his serve and did not give up a single break point on the way to the final.
Current indicators in the tour
Shelton is currently ranked 23rd in the world. This season, Ben won the competition in Houston, where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final. For the American, this was the second ATP title in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Shelton has suffered just two losses in his last 11 matches.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
FranceCurrent form
Mpeshi beat Holger Rune (7-6, 6-4) in the semi-finals of the competition in Vienna. Giovanni served 17 aces, converted one break point and did not lose a single game on his serve in the match against the Dane. The Frenchman has 11 wins and six losses indoors this season.
Professional qualities
Mpeshi has so far relied more on natural power and emotion than rationality, which has led to inconsistent results. He also has a good first serve that can compete with any tennis player in terms of power. The weak point of the Frenchman game is his one-handed backhand.
Current indicators in the tour
The upcoming final will be Mpeshi fifth this season. He won the previous four - he won in Nottingham, Morelos, Acapulco and Lyon. The 19-year-old Frenchman is currently ranked 50th in the world.
Interesting facts for betting
Mpeshi last six matches have featured at least one tie-break.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has played in Mpeshi five previous matches
1.36Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Shelton last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.51Tip and bets
Neither Auger-Aliassime, nor Shapovalov, nor Rune could cope with Mpeshi serve on the Basel courts. And we think that Shelton will also have a hard time in the confrontation with the Frenchman. Especially since, let us recall, Giovanni has already beaten the American this season.
Our forecast is Mpesha victory with a handicap (+2) game for odds 2.08
Bet on total
Both tennis players have a good first serve in their arsenal, so they will certainly give the fans a protracted fight. Most likely, the showdown in this final will last for three sets.
The second forecast is total over 25 games for odds of 1.89
Bet on the first set
Three of Mpeshi last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and we expect Giovanni upcoming match against Shelton to also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.28
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