ATP Monte Carlo semifinal
Tsitsipas vs Sinner: 13.04.2024 13:30 CEST
H2H: 5-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas won tonight against Khachanov in straight sets as we predicted. It was another masterpiece from Tsitsipas, who played an excellent match. He is just a great clay court player, and it is fun to watch him play when he has more time to prepare his ground strokes. Tsitsipas needs more time, especially on his backhand. Once he is playing on the slower court, like here in Monte Carlo, Tsitsipas can be a big threat to anyone. Before this match, Tsitsipas won against Zverev in straight sets, also as we predicted. Today, Tsitsipas only lost his serve once. His ground strokes were clean, he had 20 winners with only 8 unforced errors. This was not his best season thus far. He has not reached any finals this season so far. Tsitsipas is yet to lose a set in Monte Carlo. He also won two back to back titles here in Monte Carlo in 2021 and 2022. He loves to play here, and if he can keep playing like this, we believe that he has a decent chance at winning the title yet again.
Jannik Sinner had to fight for almost three hours against Rune in the quarterfinal. Rune was exhausted as he played two long matches yesterday. Sinner was set up and had two consecutive match points in the second set. Rune fought like he always does and saved both match points and the second set as well. In the third set, Sinner needed only one breakpoint to win the set and match. It is worth mentioning that Rune won against Sinner last year in Monte Carlo after playing three sets as well. The clay court surface is his least favorite one. Sinner loves to play fast, and the clay court is limiting his playing style. He is one of the best players, if not the best, in the world right now. This season has been impressive for him. He won the Australian Open, reached the semifinals at Indian Wells, won the Masters title in Miami, and now reached another semifinal at the Masters level.
Best Bet to Make
As we already mentioned, Sinner had the best season of the players thus far. The bookies are giving him credit for that, so he is once again a big favorite in this matchup. If we compare Tsitsipas and Sinner solely on their performance, here in Monte Carlo, we could say that Tsitsipas showed more. Tsitsipas loves to play here, and we believe that he will push Sinner to the limit. He also did not spend much time today on the court. He played just a little bit over an hour. Sinner, on the other hand, played for almost three hours. They only played once on the clay and that was in 2022 at the ATP Masters Rome. Tsitsipas won that match in straight sets.
All being said, Tsitsipas winning at least one set is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Tsitsipas to win at least one set @1.90 @bet365
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