Nikoloz Basilashvili - Giovanni Mpetshi-Perrikar. Prediction for the ATP Bordeaux match

Basilashvili and Mpetshi-Perrikar will meet in the final of the Bordeaux tournament on May 18. Basilashvili is hosting his best tournament in a long time: he has already won four matches in a row in Bordeaux, including defeating Tallon Grixpour in the semifinals. The Georgian tennis player shows confident tennis, is stable on serve and competently varies the pace. Mpetshi-Perrikar reached the final on a fairly soft grid, and now he faces a real test. What are the stakes to pay attention to in this confrontation? - find out in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Nikoloz Basilashvili

Current form
Basilashvili scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Tallon Grixpour in the semi-finals of the challenger in Bordeaux. Nikoloz scored two aces against the representative of the Netherlands, made five break points and lost one game on his serve. Earlier, the Georgian tennis player beat Brandon Nakashima, Kanten Gali and Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the tournament bracket.
Professional qualities
Basilashvili has a powerful attacking arsenal, but it's primarily a mood player. His style of play is aimed at the rapid completion of the draws in a few strokes. He relies in games on his powerful serve and equally solid shots from both sides. At his best, Nikoloz is capable of beating anyone.
Current indicators in the tour
Basilashvili currently holds the 157th place in the world ranking, although he was once the 16th in the world. The 33-year-old Georgian tennis player has won five ATP titles in his career. Nikoloz won the challenger in Seoul last season.
Interesting facts for betting
Basilashvili has won 5 of the last 6 matches.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Current form
Mpesti-Perricard was stronger than Rinka Hijikata in the semi-finals of the Bordeaux competition - 7-5, 7-6. Giovanni made 11 aces in the match against the Australian, made two break points and lost one game on his serve. Earlier, the Frenchman passed Alexander Shevchenko and Pierre-Yug Herber in the tournament bracket.
Professional qualities
Mpetshi-Perrikar is a powerful player whose game is based on a good first serve. It is around a powerful serve that the Frenchman builds his game. Giovanni's forehand is stable, but his one-handed backhand keeps faltering. Mpetshi-Perrikar makes the most mistakes with a backhand, although this disadvantage is not so noticeable on the ground.
Current indicators in the tour
Last season, Mpetshi-Perricard won two ATP titles – he successfully won back on clay in Lyon and at Indore in Basel. The 21-year-old Frenchman is currently in 36th place in the world rankings.
Interesting facts for betting
Three matches played in Bordeaux with the participation of Mpetshi-Perricard ended in two sets.
Trends
IT Basilashvili'srateis more than 11.5
Basilashvili has won more than 11.5 games in 6 of the last 7 matches
1.41Basilashvili'sbetwith a handicap of (+1.5) sets
Basilashvili won with a handicap (+1.5) of a set in 6 of the last 7 matches
1.44The 1st setbetis Perricar's victory
Perricar has won the 1st set in 5 of the last 6 matches.
1.67Tip and bets
Basilashvili is probably playing his best tennis of the season this week. A convincing victory over Grixpour in the semifinals, in which he gave Tallon only four games per game, is sure to give the representative of Georgia additional confidence. We believe that in the current playing conditions Nikoloz is quite capable of beating Mpetshi-Perrikar in the final.
Our betting tip is Basilashvili's victory by a factor of 2.25
Bet on the total
We expect that the upcoming finale will be protracted. Both Basilashvili and Mpetshi-Perrikar are approaching the upcoming match in excellent playing conditions. We expect that the winner in this pair will be determined based on the results of three sets.
The second betting tip is a total of more than 24 games for a coefficient of 1.98
Bet on the first set
In three of the last five Mpetshi-Perrikar matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. Most likely, the upcoming meeting against Basilashvili will also begin with the riding of the first game.
The betting tip is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 1.51