The second round of the Round Robin stage comes to an end this Wednesday with the players from the John McEnroe Group in action. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Murray vs. Nishikori
After winning their first match on the ATP World Tour Finals, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori are very close from securing a place in the semi-finals.
Known as a brilliant ball striker, the conditions in the O2 Arena are perfect for Nishikori’s game style. Despite Kei’s low % on serve against Stan Wawrinka with only 46.51% first serve in, the Japanese didn’t face a single break point throughout the match. Adding to this, Nishikori broke his opponent 4 times, winning 46.55% of the points played on Stan’s serve.
After an easy 6 – 3 6 – 2 victory over Marin Cilic, Murray extended his winning streak to 20 matches. The new world no.1 is trying to win this tournament for the first time in his career, which would be a perfect end to an amazing season. Even though Andy played at a very decent level, he was far from impressive with a 0.58 winners / unforced errors ratio.
Whenever these two step on court everyone is expecting a high-quality contest. Their previous meeting at the US Open is a great example of that with Nishikori emerging victorious in five sets. Looking now to the bookmakers’ analysis, the value is clearly on Kei’s side with the Japanese available at 73/25 at 5Dimes while William Hill offers 29/100 for Murray’s victory. With this in mind, Nishikori’s +1.5 Set Handicap at 109/100 at Pinnacle is definitely the best betting approach for this contest.
Wawrinka vs. Cilic
Two of the last three US Open champions will face each other this Wednesday in London – Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic. Both players lost their opening match, which makes this a decisive contest for them.
Wawrinka keeps struggling to find his A game with a very erratic performance against Kei Nishikori. On the other hand, Cilic was also far from the level presented in recent weeks with a disappointing display against Andy Murray. This is a crucial match for both players, whoever loses should be out of the ATP World Tour Finals.
These two players are no strangers with Wawrinka winning 10 of their previous 12 meetings. Adding to this, the slower court conditions in the O2 Arena clearly benefit Stan on this match-up. Due to Stan’s edge over this opponent and the game conditions in London, Wawrinka is without any doubts the value play this Wednesday at 117/100 at Pinnacle while Cilic is available at 3/4 at BetVictor.
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