Rinderknech – Basilashvili: 30.01.2025 20:00 CEST<\/strong> Arthur Rinderknech has lost four of his last five matches. So far this season, Arthur played in Brisbane and Adelaide at the beginning of the season, preparing for the Australian Open. He lost in both tournaments in the opening round. Two weeks ago in Melbourne, Rinderknech put up a big fight against Tiafoe in the opening Australian Open round, losing in five tight sets as we predicted.<\/a> In Montpellier, as we predicted, Rinderknech won his opening match against Mayot in three sets. He never had any success in Montpellier. His biggest result was reaching the second round in 2023, losing against Coric in straight sets.<\/p>\n Nikoloz Basilashvili has won four of his last five matches. Last week in Oeiras, Nikoloz reached the quarterfinals of the Challenger tournament, losing against Blockx in straight sets. In Montpellier, Nikoloz successfully qualified for the main draw tournament. Today, in the opening main draw round, Nikoloz was 5-0 up in the deciding set against Kukushkin when Mikhail retired.<\/a> His last appearance here was in 2023, losing against Barrere in the second round. This is his seventh appearance in Montpellier. He has never made it past the second round.<\/p>\n According to the bookies, Rinderknech is the slight favorite in this matchup, but we disagree. Nikoloz has been playing well for the last couple of days. He is always dangerous on indoor courts. We believe his big serve and heavy groundstrokes will prevail in this match. We expect him to keep this match tight.<\/p>\n That being said, Nikoloz covering the games handicap is a value bet.<\/strong><\/p>\n Value bet\/ the best odds: Nikoloz Basilashvili +2.5 games handicap @1.80 @bet365<\/strong><\/p>\n Bellucci – Kovacevic: 30.01.2025 16:00 CEST<\/strong> Mattia Bellucci has lost three of his last five matches. The young Italian had a breakthrough in the 2024 season and entered the top 100 rankings. Last week in Quimper, Bellucci played in the Challenger tournament, losing against Lestienne in the opening round in straight sets under almost exactly the same conditions as Montpellier this week. In Montpellier, Mattia won his opening match against Pouille in straight sets. He had his biggest results at the Challenger Tour level on hard courts.\u00a0 This is his first appearance in Montpellier.<\/p>\n
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