LiontipsThompson vs. Borges. Australian Open match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Thompson faced Dominik Koepfer at the start of the Australian Open and managed to beat him in four sets (7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3). Jordan served 18 aces, converted five break points and lost four games on his serve. This season, the Australian has three wins on open hard and one loss.
Professional qualities
Thompson is an Australian with a powerful serve and a strong forehand who prefers to play first. His style of play is based on seizing the initiative and aggressive actions. However, despite his attacking style, Jordan can also show more careful rallies, slowly hitting ace shots. Weaknesses are return of serve and an unstable backhand, especially in defense. If the Australian fails to control the rally, his game often falls apart.
Current indicators in the tour
Thompson is ranked 27th in the world. The Australian has won 19 trophies in his career, including one ATP title, which he won last season on the open hard court in Los Cabos.
Interesting facts for betting
Thompson has only reached the third round four times out of 16 attempts at Grand Slam tournaments.
Current form
Borges won a strong-willed victory over Alexander Muller in the first round of the Australian Open (6-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5). Nuno hit 20 aces, converted five break points and lost one game on his serve in the match against the Frenchman. For the Portuguese, this was his fifth victory on open hard courts this season, with two defeats.
Professional qualities
Borges is a versatile player who is comfortable on any surface. His basic game is tuned to clay, but he can also surprise on hard and grass. Nuno builds his game around a stable forehand, which he often runs under, and his backhand, although not his main weapon, is also quite reliable. He knows how to maintain concentration in long rallies and rarely makes simple mistakes.
Current indicators in the tour
Borges is ranked 33rd in the world. The Portuguese has won 20 trophies in his career, three of which are ATP titles. Last season, Nuno won the open hard court title in Phoenix and the clay court title in Bastad.
Interesting facts for betting
Borges has won 11 of 14 fights against Australians in his career.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has played in 3 of Borges previous 5 matches
1.55Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Thompson last 5 matches, the events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.31Tip and bets
Thompson managed to beat Koepfer in the first round match due to his opponent mistakes. Jordan played in his usual defensive manner and that was enough in the confrontation with the German. But Borges is a completely different tennis. Nuno prefers to play number one and tries to attack more often than just play the balls back to the opponent. In such conditions, it will be extremely difficult for the Australian.
Our prediction is Borges' victory with odds of 2.29
Bet on total
Both head-to-head encounters between the tennis players were played in two sets. We still expect a fight in the upcoming match. Borges will most likely lead the game, and Thomson, driven forward by the fans, will try not to give in to him in this.
The second betting tip is total over 38 games for odds of 1.89
Bet on the first set
Three of Borges' last five matches have seen the first set go to more than 9.5 games, and his upcoming match against Thompson is likely to start with a top-heavy first set as well.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.73
