ATP 500 Halle quarterfinals
Fils – Zverev: 21.06.2024 Time TBA
H2H: 0-1
Arthur Fils has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Hertogenbosch, Fils reached the 1/8-Finals, where he lost against Ugo Humbert. Here in Halle, Fils won his first round match against Machac in comfortable straight sets. Yesterday, Arthur defeated Koepfer in two comfortable sets as well. He served great and played great under pressure, saving all 5 breakpoints. Fils has not played many matches on grass in his career so far, but he looks comfortable playing on it.
Alexander Zverev has won four of his last five matches. This was his first grass court tournament of the season. Two weeks ago, Sascha lost in the French Open final against Alcaraz in five sets. Alexander was 2-1 up, but his legs did not work well in the fourth and fifth sets. In his first round match here in Halle, Zverev won against Otte in three tough sets. Zverev looked emotionally exhausted. Yesterday, in the second round, Zverev defeated Sonego in two solid sets. Alexander served well, not offering any breakpoints. Last year in Halle, Zverev reached the semifinals where he lost against Bublik in straight sets.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, Fils is a big underdog in this matchup. Looking at his performance here in Halle, Arthur looked solid playing on grass. Zverev won both of his matches really tight here, so we believe that Fils will have his chances in this match.
That being said, Fils covering the games handicap is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Arthur Fils +3.5 games handicap @1.91 @bet365
Zhang – Eubanks: 21.06.2024 Time TBA
H2H: first meeting
Zhizhen Zhang has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Stuttgart, Zhang lost against Koepfer in three tight sets. Here in Halle, Zhang won his first round match against Ofner in three tight sets. Zhang served 23 aces without offering any breakpoints. It was an almost perfect serving display from the Chinese. After that, Zhang defeated Medvedev, as we predicted, in three tough sets. It was another great serving display from Zhang. Last year in Halle, Zhang lost in the qualifying tournament against Wessels.
Chris Eubanks has lost three of his last five matches. Now that the clay court part of the season is over, we believe that Eubanks will get back to his winning runs. Last week, Eubanks lost in the first round of the ATP Stuttgart against Nakashima in straight sets. Here in Halle, Chris won against Martinez in the first round easily in straight sets. Eubanks served 12 aces with 2 double faults. After that, Eubanks defeated Bublik in three sets as we predicted. Last year in Halle, Eubanks lost in the first round against Hurkacz in three sets. After that, Eubanks won the ATP tournament in Mallorca on grass and went on to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, where he lost against Medvedev in five tough sets.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, this should be a 50-50 match. Looking at their previous results, we can confidently say that Eubanks is a way better grass court player than Zhang. The odds are like this just because Zhang defeated Medvedev.
That being said, Eubanks winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Chris Eubanks winning @2.10 @bet365
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