Davis Cup – World Group Teams Men
Canada – Argentina: 10.09.2024 12:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
1st potential matchup:
Felix Auger-Aliassime – Sebastian Baez
Felix and Sebastian are the best ranked players for Canada and Argentina. This meeting will be played indoors on hard. Felix loves to play on the fast indoor hard courts. He lost his first round match at the US Open against Mensik, but showed overall solid tennis on the fast hard courts this season. On the other hand, Baez had his biggest results on clay. He usually underperformed on fast surfaces such as this one. Sebastian retired against Griekspoor in the second round at the US Open, so we are not sure if he is 100% fit already.
That being said, we believe that Auger-Aliassime is a way better hard-court player than Baez, and that he will win this match easily.
2nd potential matchup:
Denis Shapovalov – Francisco Cerundolo
Denis and Francisco are the second best ranked players for Canada and Argentina. Shapovalov lost his first round match at the US Open against Van de Zandschulp in straight sets. Shapovalov is still trying to find his best form. On the other hand, Cerundolo won his first round match in New York, but failed in the second round against Etcheverry. Francisco did not have any remarkable results this season on hard courts. Being an Argentine, Cerundolo spent most of his career playing on the clay courts.
That being said, we believe that Shapovalov will be a better player on the indoor hard court tomorrow. Even though he is not in his best form, Shapovalov is still a better indoor hard court player than Cerundolo. We believe that he will get the second win for Canada.
3rd potential matchup:
Galarneau/Pospisil – Gonzalez/Molteni
We expect Canada and Argentina to play their doubles like this. Gonzalez and Molteni reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. They are very solid doubles partners, and they can play on any surface. Pospisil and Galarneau rarely play together, so we believe that their energy will be off in this matchup. Vasek has played only five doubles matches this season, and won only one. Galarneau has played only four doubles matches this season, and also won only one.
That being said, we believe that Gonzalez and Molteni are way more experienced, and better doubles players than Galarneau and Pospisil. We expect them to dominate from the very start, and win this match easily.
Best Bet to Make
We believe that Canada has better singles players than Argentina. Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime are always dangerous on the fast courts, so we trust them to win their singles matches. Unfortunately for them, the Canadians are not on the same level in the doubles. Argentina will win their doubles match, but that should not be important if Canada wins both their singles matches.
That being said, Canada winning 2-1 is a value bet.
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