Isner vs. Dimitrov
As we mentioned in previous analysis, John Isner is going through a great moment in his career. Known as one of the best servers in tennis history, it’s almost impossible to break Isner’s serve. Adding to this, the fast court conditions in Cincinnati are perfect for John’s powerful serve with the 32-year-old American firing an impressive average of 2.00 aces per service game on this event.
After a disappointing defeat against Marin Cilic at the 2016 Western & Southern Open semifinals, Grigor Dimitrov is trying to go a step further on this year’s edition. Regardless of this Saturday’s outcome, Dimitrov already secured his return to the top 10 next week. Taking a look now at Grigor’s campaign on this event, the 26-year-old Bulgarian reaches this stage of the competition after a sensational 6 – 2 6 – 1 win against Yuichi Sugita.
This will be the 2nd career meeting between these two players with Isner leading on the h2h by 1 – 0 after his victory at the Miami Open in 2015.
Despite Dimitrov’s brilliant performance in the previous round, Isner is a completely different match-up. Adding to this, breaking John’s serve on these fast court conditions is almost impossible. Therefore, the value is definitely on the American’s tennis betting odds at 6/5 at William Hill while Dimitrov is available at 39/50 at Pinnacle.
Best Play: John Isner ML at 6/5 at William Hill
Kyrgios vs. Ferrer
After a slow start to 2017, David Ferrer is slowly returning to his best level. Despite his age, the 35-year-old Spaniard continues to be one of the toughest opponents in the game. Adding to this, Ferrer couldn’t have asked for a better result in the previous round after an impressive straight sets victory against Dominic Thiem. Besides recording his first win over a top 10 opponent in more than two years, the former world no.3 secured a place in the semi-finals of a Masters 1000 event for the first time since November 2015.
Playing on the big stages brings the best out of Nick Kyrgios. Known as a big match player, the 22-year-old Australian produced an outstanding performance in the quarter-finals against Rafael Nadal. Besides his outstanding 1.50 winners / unforced errors ratio, Nick won 73.21% of the points played on his serve. On the other hand, the 15-time Grand Slam champion was far from impressive with only 16 winners and 26 unforced errors.
The bookmakers expect a straightforward win from Kyrgios with Bet365 offering 2/5 for his victory while Ferrer is available at 219/100 at Pinnacle. Despite Nick’s undeniable talent, it’s impossible to find any value on his current betting odds. Adding to this, Ferrer is playing at a great level on this event and it won’t be easy for anyone to beat him. With this in mind, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on David’s +1.5 Set Handicap at 4/5 at Pinnacle since we expect a much closer encounter than the odds suggest.
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