Denis Shapovalov continues to impress. At the age of 18, Shapovalov became the youngest player to advance to the fourth round of the US Open since Michael Chang in 1989. Adding to this, the Canadian teenager is going through the best moment in his career with an incredible 20 – 3 record on Hard Court in recent months. After reaching the Rogers Cup semi-finals in August, Shapovalov is looking for another successful campaign at a Masters 1000 event.
Playing in Shanghai brings great memories to Viktor Troicki. Besides reaching the 3rd round last season, the 31-year-old recorded one of his best victories after defeating Rafael Nadal at the 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters. Nevertheless, the last months haven’t been easy for Troicki with the Serbian winning only 29.41% of his last 17 matches on the ATP World Tour. On the other hand, Viktor holds a terrible 3 – 15 record against top 50 opponents in 2017.
Despite Troicki’s higher experience at this level, it’s impossible to ignore Shapovalov’s brilliant results in recent weeks. Adding to this, it won’t be easy for Viktor to handle the Canadian’s firepower on these fast court conditions in Shanghai. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Shapovalov’s tennis betting odds at 13/25 at BetOnline while BetVictor offers 7/4 for Troicki’s victory. For those who want to take a higher risk, placing a bet on the Canadian’s -3 game handicap at 9/10 at Pinnacle is also an interesting approach for this contest.
Best Play: Denis Shapovalov -3 Game Handicap at 9/10 at BetOnline.
Playing in Shanghai brings great memories to Jack Sock. After an impressive run to the quarter-finals at the 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters, the 25-year-old is looking for another successful campaign at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena. Despite Sock’s disappointing defeat against Andrey Rublev in the first round of the China Open last week, the American reached the doubles final in Beijing with his fellow countryman John Isner.
Regardless of this Tuesday’s outcome, Alexandr Dolgopolov already secured his return to the top-40. Known as one of the most talented players on the ATP World tour, the Ukrainian is going through a very good moment in his career with a terrific 12 – 3 record since the US Open. Adding to this, Dolgopolov reaches this stage of the competition after two straight-sets victories over Nicolas Jarry and Malek Jaziri at the Shanghai Rolex Masters qualifying.
This will be the 2nd official meeting between these two players with Sock emerging victorious from their previous encounter at the Rakuten Japan Open in 2014.
The bookmakers expect a very close contest with Dolgopolov as the slight favourite at 83/100 at Bet365 while Sock is available at 6/5 at Pinnacle. Despite Alexandr’s outstanding results in recent weeks, it’s hard to find any value on his current price. On the other hand, it’s also impossible to trust on Sock to get the job done after his lack of success in singles. For that reason, our recommendation is for you to place a bet on the Over 22 at 83/100 at Pinnacle as the most valuable play for this match.
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