Dimitrov vs. Del Potro
The 2016 Western & Southern Open semi-finalist – Grigor Dimitrov – continues to pursue his first ever ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. Against our expectations, the 26-year-old Bulgarian proved too strong for Feliciano Lopez in the previous round. Despite his recent problems on serve, Dimitrov won 76.11% of the points played on his serve. On the other hand, the Spaniard was far from impressive with only 14 winners and 25 unforced errors.
Playing in the U.S. brings great memories to Juan Martin Del Potro. In addition to his terrific 71.81% overall record in North-America, the 2009 US Open champion holds an outstanding 13 – 4 career record in Cincinnati. Taking a look now at Del Potro’s campaign on this event, the former world no.4 reaches this stage of the competition after a 6 – 4 6 – 4 win over Mitchell Krueger.
This will be the 6th career meeting between these two players with Dimitrov still searching for his first victory against this opponent.
As the h2h suggests, Del Potro is a terrible match-up for Dimitrov. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Juan Martin’s tennis betting odds to win this contest at 4/5 at BetVictor while Dimitrov is available at 6/5 at 5Dimes. Besides the value on the Argentinean’s moneyline, placing a bet on his -1.5 Set Handicap at 197/100 at Pinnacle is also an interesting approach for those who want to take a higher risk.
Best Play: Juan Martin Del Potro ML at 4/5 at BetVictor
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Isner vs. Tiafoe
Against all expectations, Frances Tiafoe recorded the biggest win of his career to end Alexander Zverev’s winning streak. Regardless of this Thursday’s outcome, Tiafoe already ensured his return to the top 70 next week. Looking now at Frances’ numbers in the previous round, the 19-year-old American ended the match with impressive numbers – 33 winners / 21 unforced errors and 73.68% net points won.
As we predicted in our ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Day 2 analysis, John Isner proved too strong for Tommy Paul. Despite his age, the 32-year-old American continues to be one of the toughest challenges in the game. After reaching the final in 2013, Isner is trying to go a step further on this year’s edition. Known as one of the best severs in tennis history, the former world no.9 won 92.10% of the points played with his first serve in Cincinnati.
These two players are no strangers with Isner emerging victorious from their previous encounter at the US Open last season.
Despite Tiafoe’s brilliant win in the previous round, it won’t be easy for the teenager to perform at his best after such a great achievement. On the other hand, Isner is going through a great moment in his career with an outstanding 90.91% winning record in recent weeks. Therefore, it’s not surprising to see John as the undeniable favourite at 33/100 at 5Dimes while BetVictor offers 13/5 for Tiafoe’s victory. Due to the low price on Isner’s moneyline, our advice is for you to place a bet on his -1.5 Set Handicap at 91/100 at Pinnacle as the best play for this contest.
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