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Zhang is a Gurkha. Prediction for the ATP Marseille match
Zhang and Gurkach will meet in the second round of the tournament in Marseille on February 13. Gurkacha has a good history of performing in Marseille. Last season, he reached the semifinals on the local courts, the year before the Pole played in the final. How will the tournament turn out for him this year? - the bets for the upcoming match are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Zhizhen Zhang
ChinaCurrent form
Zhang defeated Cantin Gali 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 in the first round of the competition in Marseille. In the confrontation with the Frenchman, Zhizhen made ten aces, realized two break points and did not lose a single game on his serve. For the Chinese tennis player, it was the third victory this season with five defeats.
Professional qualities
Zhang is an attacking tennis player, but despite this, he always remains calm on the court. He takes his time and carefully adapts to the opponent's style of play before deciding on a decisive strike. He has both a powerful first serve and an accurate forehand in his arsenal. However, he is still having problems on indoor hard courts — he lacks stability at reception.
Current indicators in the tour
Zhang is currently ranked 52nd in the world rankings. The 28-year-old Chinese tennis player has won six trophies in his career. He won his last title in 2023 at the Asian Games.
Interesting facts for betting
Zhang is defending last year's quarterfinal on the courts of Marseille.
Hubert Hurkacz
PolandCurrent form
Gurkac showed a pretty good result at the Rotterdam tournament last week. As part of those competitions, Hubert managed to reach the semifinals - at this stage he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. The Pole has six wins with five losses this season.
Professional qualities
Gurkach, despite his tall stature, demonstrates good movement on the court. He does not avoid long draws, but sometimes has difficulty defending, especially when opponents load him under the right side. The Pole most often focuses on a quick attack. Effective serving plays an important role in his strategy, which helps him win a lot of easy points.
Current indicators in the tour
Gurkach is the former sixth racket of the world. At the moment, he is in 20th place in the world ranking. Last season, Hubert won the Estorish tournament, which was held on clay. In total, the Pole has 13 trophies in his career, eight of which are in the ATP category.
Interesting facts for betting
Gurkac defends last year's semi-final on the courts of Marseille.
Trends
There is no Tie-breakbetin the match
This bet played in 3 of the 5 previous matches of Gurkacha
2.14Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
In 3 of Zhang's last 5 matches, events on the court developed according to this scenario
2.41Tip and bets
Gurkac showed a good result in Rotterdam last week. At that tournament, he reached the semifinals, where he played on equal terms with Alcaraz. If the Pole plays in Marseille as well, he shouldn't have any problems reaching the quarterfinals.
Our prediction is that Gurkacha will win with a handicap of (-4) games for a coefficient of 1.74
Bet on the total
Last season, the tennis players had a face-to-face match as part of the United Cup. That meeting ended in two sets. Most likely, the upcoming match will not go beyond two games either.
The second forecast is a total of less than 23 games for a coefficient of 1.91
Bet on the first set
In three of Gurkach's last five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We expect that the upcoming match against Zhang will also start with the "riding" of the first game.
The forecast is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 1.61
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