ATP 250 Atlanta semifinals
Shang – Thompson: 27.07.2024 21:00 CEST
H2H: 2-1
Juncheng Shang has won five straight matches. Here in Atlanta, Shang fought through the qualifying tournament and got into the main-draw. In the first main-draw round, Shang defeated Martin in easy straight sets, losing only two games. In the 1/8-Finals, Shang defeated Shelton in straight sets. It was one of his biggest wins of his young career. In the quarterfinals, Shang won against Purcell in straight sets. He is yet to lose a set in the main-draw tournament. The Chinese teenager is one of the biggest young talents on the tour right now.
Jordan Thompson has won three of his last five matches. Three weeks ago at Wimbledon, Thompson lost in the second round of the tournament against Nakashima in five rough sets. Here in Atlanta, Jordan won his first match against Mayot in straight sets. Yesterday in the quarterfinals, Thompson won against Davidovich Fokina after spending three hours on the court. Last year in Atlanta, Jordan lost in the first round against Nishikori in straight sets.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, Shang is the slight favorite in this matchup. Jordan had a long and exhausting quarterfinal match, so we believe that he will be tired against Shang tonight. On the other hand, Shang has shown great tennis throughout the whole tournament, so we believe that he will win once again.
That being said, Shang winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Juncheng Shang winning @1.62 @bet365
Nishioka – Rinderknech: 28.07.2024 01:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Yoshihito Nishioka has won four of his last five matches. Here in Atlanta, Nishioka performed well in the first round, winning against Svajda in straight sets. Nishioka lost his serve only once, at the beginning of the first set. However, after that, Yoshihito served well and won in straight sets. In the second round, Nishioka played a great match, winning against McDonald in straight sets. In the quarterfinal, Nishioka defeated Tiafoe in straight sets as we predicted. Last year in Atlanta, Nishioka lost his second round match against Vukic in three tight sets.
Arthur Rinderknech has won four of his last five matches. Last week in Newport, Arthur lost in the second round against Kovacevic in three tight sets. Here in Atlanta, Rinderknech won his first round match against J.J. Wolf in easy straight sets. Arthur had a great serving performance, not offering any breakpoints. In the second round, Arthur defeated Walton in straight sets as we predicted. Yesterday in the quarterfinals, Rinderknech defeated Bellucci in three tight sets as we predicted.
Best Bet to Make
According to the bookies, this should be a 50-50 match. Rinderknech had a rough quarterfinal match against Bellucci yesterday, so he will probably be exhausted for his semifinal match. Nishioka had some great wins this week, so we believe that he will continue his winning streak.
That being said, Nishioka winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Yoshihito Nishioka winning @1.73 @bet365
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