The 2nd round gets underway this Wednesday with the players from the top half of the draw in action on the men’s competition. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Bemelmans vs. Medvedev
At the age of 21, Daniil Medvedev is for the first time ever in the 2nd round of a Grand Slam event. Despite his lack of experience at this level, the world no.49 surprised the three-time Grand Slam champion – Stan Wawrinka – on his debut in London. Besides winning 69.90% of the points on his own serve, Medvedev ended the match with a terrific 1.54 winners / unforced errors ratio.
Known as an exceptional grass-court player, Ruben Bemelmans holds an outstanding 19 – 8 career record in Wimbledon. After winning three matches in the qualifying, Bemelmans proved too strong for Tommy Haas on his debut in the main draw. Taking a look now at Ruben’s numbers in the previous match, the highlight goes to his return to serve with the Belgian generating 21 break point chances on Haas’ serve.
The bookmakers expect an easy win from the Russian with Medvedev available at 17/100 at Ladbrokes while Bet365 offers 9/2 for Bemelmans’ victory. Although we agree with Daniil’s favouritism, it’s impossible to find any value on his current tennis odds. For that reason, our advice is for you to place a bet on Ruben’s +2.5 Set Handicap at 22/25 at Pinnacle.
Murray vs. Brown
Known as one of the most unpredictable players on the ATP World Tour, Dustin Brown is always a dangerous opponent. Nevertheless, the 32-year-old German is not going through a good moment in his career. In addition to his poor 43.33% winning record in 2017, Brown was one the brink of elimination on the previous round with Joao Sousa serving for a two sets to love lead.
Andy Murray continues to pursue his 3rd career title at the All England Club. After his disappointing defeat against Jordan Thompson at the Queen’s Club opening round, Murray started his campaign in Wimbledon with an easy victory against Alexander Bublik. With this victory, Andy improved his sensational career record on this event to 54 wins and only 9 defeats.
Famous for his remarkable defence, Murray loves to play against offensive players such as Brown. Despite Dustin’s incredible talent, Andy should be too strong for the player born in Jamaica. However, it’s hard to find value on the Brit’s current odds at 7/100 while Brown is available at 7/1 at Coral. Due to the low price on Murray’s moneyline, our suggestion is for you to take advantage of his -7.0 game handicap at 81/100 at Pinnacle.
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