Zverev vs. Verdasco
Mischa Zverev continues his impressive run in 2017. Known as one of the few serve & volley players remaining on the ATP World Tour, the 29-year-old German is never an easy opponent. Adding to this, the fast court conditions in Cincinnati are perfect for Zverev’s offensive game style. Besides improving his career-high ranking this season, the world no.26 staged one of the biggest upsets of the year against Andy Murray at the Australian Open.
At the age of 33, Fernando Verdasco’s glorious days are long gone. Despite his unquestionable quality, the former world no.7 is also known as one of the most inconsistent players on the ATP World Tour. Taking a look now at Fernando’s results in recent weeks, the 33-year-old Spaniard was far from impressive on his return to Hard Court with a disappointing defeat against Vincent Millot in Los Cabos.
This will be the 5th career meeting between these two players with Verdasco leading on the h2h by 4 – 0.
Despite Verdasco’s lead on the h2h, this is their first official encounter since 2008. As we mentioned before, Zverev is going through the best moment in his career while Fernando is in clear decline. Therefore, the value is definitely on Mischa’s tennis betting odds at 13/10 at William Hill while the Spaniard is available at 18/25 at Pinnacle.
Best Play: Mischa Zverev ML at 13/10 at William Hill
Eubanks vs. Monfils
Regardless of this Monday’s outcome, Christopher Eubanks already secured an unprecedented appearance in the top 320 next week after winning already two matches in the qualifying. Despite his lack of experience at this level, the 21-year-old is making an impact in the ATP World Tour. Looking now at Christopher’s campaign in the qualifying, the American reaches this stage of the competition after a straight sets win over the former world no.8 – Janko Tipsarevic.
After a slow start to 2017, Gael Monfils is trying to return to his best. Known as an injury-prone player, the 30-year-old French couldn’t compete at his best for several months due to a knee injury. Despite his disappointing result against Yuki Bhambri at the Citi Open in Washington, Monfils reached the Rogers Cup 3rd round in Montreal after two outstanding comebacks against Steve Johnson and Kei Nishikori.
The bookmakers expect a straightforward win from Monfils with the world no.21 available at 7/50 at Coral while William Hill offers 11/2 for Eubanks’ victory. Due to Gael’s higher experience at this level and terrific results in Montreal, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on his -5 game handicap at 9/10 at Pinnacle as the best betting approach for this contest.
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