Victor Estrella Burgos and Thomaz Bellucci will face each other this Saturday with a place in the Ecuador Open Final at stake. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixture below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Estrella Burgos vs. Bellucci
Victor Estrella Burgos continues his unbelievable run in Quito. After his triumph over Federico Gaio in the quarter-finals, Estrella Burgos increased his career record on this event to 13 – 0. Playing on altitude clearly suits Victor’s game style with the Dominican winning 92.68% of his service games throughout the week. Besides his impressive numbers on serve, Estrella Burgos’ backhand slice is also a very effective weapon on these game conditions.
Known for his heavy top spin forehand, Thomaz Bellucci also feels extremely comfortable when playing on altitude. Despite his undeniable talent, the Brazilian is also famous for his inconsistency. Looking now to Bellucci’s campaign so far in Quito, the word no.100 reaches this stage of the competition after an easy 6 – 2 6 – 1 victory against Renzo Olivo, in a match where the Argentinean couldn’t perform at his best due to some physical problems.
These two players know each other very well with Estrella Burgos leading on the h2h by 3 – 0. Curiously, two of those three meetings took place in Quito with the Dominican defeating Bellucci in the 2015 semi-finals and last year in the decisive match. Due to Victor’s edge over this opponent and Bellucci’s inconsistency, the value is clearly on Estrella Burgos side with the defending champion available at 31/20 at Pinnacle while Ladbrokes offers 31/50 for the Brazilian’s victory.
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