Rinki Hijikata - Yi Zhou: prediction and bets for the Jinan ATP match

Command Analysis

Hijikata qualified for the next round of the competition in Jinan, confidently beating Denis Evseev. The Australian performed reliably on his serve and won in two sets (6-4, 6-2). For him, it was 13 open hard court wins this season, with 14 losses. It should be noted that Rinky has only played one quarterfinal on the hard court this year, at the competition in Adelaide.

Zhou faced Tristan Skulkeit in the first round of the home challenger in Jinan and beat him in two sets. The 20-year-old Chinese tennis player snatched victory in a tense first set tiebreak, and in the second game he acted more confidently (7-6, 6-4). Yi left Jinan last year, losing in the second round to Yuta Shimizu.
Trends
Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
This is how events unfolded in 3 of Hijikata's last 5 matches.
2.27Tip and bets
There are questions about Zhou's playing conditions - the victory over Schoolcate in the first round interrupted his streak of three defeats in a row. While Hijikata has scored five wins in the last seven fights. Preference in this pair is given to the representative of Australia.
Our prediction is Hijikata's victory with a (-2) game handicap by a factor of 1.88




















