LiontipsPassaro vs. Barranco. Australian Open match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Passaro started the Australian Open qualifying with a win over Giulio Zeppieri (6-3, 7-6). In the match against his compatriot, Francesco served six aces, converted one break point and did not lose a single game on his serve. For the Italian, it was the third victory in four matches this season.
Professional qualities
Passaro is a bright representative of the Italian school of tennis, which emphasizes confident play on clay. Francesco works well on the back line, loading opponents with forehand and accurate hits to the line. He is able to effectively defend and pull out heavy balls, which makes him dangerous in long rallies. However, the instability of his serve seriously limits his success on fast surfaces.
Current indicators in the tour
Passaro is outside the top 100 in the world rankings, at 105th place. Francesco played at a good level last season, winning two tournaments on clay, his specialty. He won two home challengers - in Turin and Genoa. In total, the Italian tennis player has won seven trophies in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Passaro has won seven of his last ten fights.
Current form
Barranco was stronger than Facundo Meña (6-4, 6-2) in the first round of the Australian Open qualification. During the match against the Argentinean, Javier hit four aces, converted four break points and lost one game on his serve. This was the first match of the new season for the Spaniard.
Professional qualities
Barranco is a classic Spanish clay court player. His main asset is a powerful forehand with strong topspin, which causes a lot of problems for opponents on slow courts. However, on hard courts, Javier is worse off: his fast rebound makes it difficult for him to withstand exchanges, especially with his backhand, which remains his weak point. The Spaniard is also not very good at serving, which only increases his dependence on slow surfaces and long rallies.
Current indicators in the tour
In the world ranking, Barranco is in 227th place. The Spaniard successfully played last season in one of the clay futures, which he eventually won. In addition, Javier played the final of the challenger in Iasi last year, where he lost to Hugo Dellien.
Interesting facts for betting
Four of Barranco's last six matches have gone three-games.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Passaro's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.29Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Barranco's previous 5 matches
1.61Tip and bets
We don't think that the clay court specialist Barranco has much chance of winning the upcoming match. Especially since the tennis that Passaro demonstrates is more diverse. We believe that the Italian tennis player will win convincingly in this pair.
Our prediction is a victory for Passaro with a handicap of (-2) games at odds of 1.82
Bet on total
Passaro is the favorite in this pair. We believe that the upcoming match will be held under his complete control and he will be able to defeat Barranco in two sets.
The second betting tip is total under 23 games for odds of 1.76
Bet on the first set
Three of Barranco's last five matches have seen the first set go to more than 9.5 games, and we expect the upcoming encounter against Passaro to start with a similarly high first set.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.76
