Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Nisihkori vs. Kuznetsov
Looking to the matches scheduled for this Wednesday on the men’s competition, one of the highlights goes to the contest between two outstanding shot makers – Kei Nishikori and Andrey Kuznetsov.
It has been a very good season for Kuznetsov so far and he’s looking for another good campaign on a Grand Slam event, after reaching the 4th round earlier this year in Melbourne. The Russian is not afraid to face the best players in the world on the big stages, with one of his best career victories achieved in Wimbledon 2014 against David Ferrer in five sets.
With a very good performance on the first round against Simone Bolelli, Nishikori booked a place on the 2nd round of this event. The Japanese has an outstanding baseline movement and even though he started his career as a Hard Court player, he’s currently a phenomenal clay court player.
A high quality contest is expected between these two tremendous ball strikers. Nishikori is the undeniable favourite for this meeting at 7/100 on William Hill while Kuznetsov can be found at 8/1 on Bet365 yet, the Russian can never be underestimated and this might be a closer match than the odds suggest.
Gabashvili vs. Paire
Teymuraz Gabashvili and Benoit Paire should feature one of the most interesting matches of the day, since they both are extremely talented but also inconsistent.
Paire was close from elimination on his first round match against Radu Albot yet, he found a way to emerge victorious on a five sets battle. Benoit was far from consistent on his previous match but the strong support from the crowd was vital for him, with Paire raising his level when it mattered the most.
Despite winning only 1 of his previous 12 matches before this event, Gabashvili booked a place on this second round with a straight sets triumph over Donald Young. Teymuraz ended the match with great numbers, firing 46 winners / 29 unforced errors and winning 62.79% of the points played on Young’s second serve.
These two played faced each other for the first time a few weeks ago in Barcelona, with Paire winning that contest by 7 – 5 6 – 2. Benoit loves the home support while Gabashvili usually struggles against rough environments and for that reason, the French is fairly priced as favourite for this clash at 23/50 on Pinnacle Sports while Gabashvili is offered at 2/1 on Ladbrokes.
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