ATP Rio de Janeiro 500 1/16-Finals
Cerundolo – Comesana: 19.02.2024 20:30
H2H: first meeting
Francisco Cerundolo has been struggling lately with his form. He lost his last three matches without winning a single set. However, his last match against Diaz Acosta looked good in the first set. We believe that he is a great clay court player, and it is just a matter of time until he finds his best form again. His opponent, Comesana, is a challenger level player who is inexperienced at the ATP Tour level. He had two wins in the qualification rounds, where he won both matches in straight sets. This match will probably be his biggest match of his young career. With all being said, we believe that Cerundulo is overall a better player and that Comesana just lacks experience. Bookies are predicting a tough match, but we believe that Cerundolo will step up his game and should be able to win this one easily!
Value bet/ the best odds: Cerundolo to win @1.73 @bet365
Ofner – Munar: 19.02.2024 23:30
H2H: 0-2
Sebastian Ofner is really struggling with his form on the clay courts. He played really poorly in his last two matches. His returns are just terrible, and it seems like he can not find consistency on his serve either. Ofner has lost his last five matches on clay, and it seems like it will not get better today either. His opponent, Munar, is also not in his best form, but he looks solid. He played a perfect tournament in Córdoba where he lost in the quarter-finals. Two of his last matches that he lost were not that bad. His opponents played really well, but Munar showed us some good tennis. We believe that Munar is currently a better clay court player and that he will prove it today as well! His serve is not that good, but as we already mentioned, Ofner is returning really poorly, so we believe that Munar will win this one!
Value bet/ the best odds: Munar to win @1.73 @bet365
Zapata Miralles – Djere: 19.02.2024 23:30
H2H: 0-1
Zapata Miralles has lost 6 out of his last 7 matches. He is coming back from an injury, and he is yet to find his best form. His last two matches looked a little bit better because he was moving much better on the court. We believe that he is pain free at the moment and the key is for him to gain his confidence back. His opponent, Laslo Djere, is also having fitness problems. He has only won one match this year, and it was against Cilic, who is also coming back after a one-year break because of an injury. Both of these guys are struggling, but they have also proven that they are good clay court players. It is really hard to predict a winner in this matchup, but it should definitely be a match with lots of ups and downs and possibly three sets. With all being said, we believe that these guys will play a long match with many games, and you should definitely go with an over-games bet!
Value bet/ the best odds: over 21.5 games @1.80 @bet365
