ATP 250 Umag 1/8-Finals
Sonego – Muller: 24.07.2024 16:30 CEST
H2H: 1-1
Lorenzo Sonego has won three of his last five matches. Here in Umag, Lorenzo won his first round match against Poljicak in three tight sets as we predicted. At the end of the match, Sonego had cramps, and struggled on the court. He even saved two match points in the deciding set tiebreak. So far this season, Sonego has had a poor clay court season. His recent losses and poor performances led to him being outside the top 50. Last year in Umag, Sonego reached the semifinals where he lost against Wawrinka in straight sets.
Alexandre Muller has lost three of his last five matches. Last week in Bastad, Muller was upset by Yevseyev in the first round. Here in Umag, Alexandre has shown great tennis and won against Arnaldi in straight sets. His defensive tennis was great in his first round performance. Muller is looking to get a decent result here in Umag to get back into the top 100. He is yet to reach a quarterfinal at the ATP tour level on clay this season, so this will be an important match for him.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, this should be a 50-50 match. Sonego looked poor in the first round. As we already mentioned, Sonego looked injured and had cramps late in the match. We believe that he will be exhausted in the second round.
That being said, Muller winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Alexandre Muller winning @1.73 @bet365
Cobolli – Lajovic: 24.07.2024 18:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Flavio Cobolli has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Hamburg, Flavio lost in the second round against Zhang in straight sets as we predicted. Here in Umag, Cobolli has shown great tennis, winning against Navone in the first round in easy straight sets. Flavio is looking to get a solid result here in Umag to stay in the top 50 in the rankings. Last year in Umag, Cobolli lost in the second round against Arnaldi in straight sets.
Dusan Lajovic has lost three of his last five matches. Last week in Hamburg, Dusan lost his second round match against Baez in three tight sets. Here in Umag, Dusan had it hard against Misolic in the first round. Eventually, the Serbian won in three tight sets. His biggest result this season was reaching the quarterfinals in Barcelona. Lajovic is looking to get a solid result here in Umag to get into the top 50 in the rankings. Dusan won his maiden ATP title here in Umag in 2019.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, Cobolli is the favorite in this matchup. Lajovic has been struggling with his form and fitness recently. His first round match was also long and tough. On the other hand, Cobolli has shown great tennis in the first round, so we believe that he will get an easy win here in the second round.
That being said, Cobolli winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Flavio Cobolli winning @1.50 @bet365
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