{"id":79832,"date":"2025-02-15T04:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=79832"},"modified":"2025-02-15T04:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:40:20","slug":"atp-delray-beach-best-bets-including-michelsen-vs-kecmanovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/02\/15\/atp-delray-beach-best-bets-including-michelsen-vs-kecmanovic\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Delray Beach Best Bets Including Michelsen vs Kecmanovic"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATP 250 Delray Beach semifinals<\/h2>\n

Michelsen – Kecmanovic: 15.02.2025 19:00 CEST<\/strong>
\nH2H: first meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Michelsen has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Dallas, Alex lost in the opening round against Norrie in three tight sets. This week in Delray Beach, Mmoh retired against Michelsen in the opening round. After winning the first set 7-6, Mmoh started having injury problems. He then retired after trailing 0-3 in the second set. It is his second appearance in Delray Beach. As we predicted, Michelsen won against Norrie in the quarterfinals in straight sets.<\/a> Last season, Michelsen lost against Paul in the second round in three tight sets.<\/p>\n

Miomir Kecmanovic has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Dallas, Miomir lost in the opening round against Shapovalov, as we had predicted.<\/a> It is his fourth appearance in Delray Beach. In the opening round, Miomir defeated Gojo in straight sets. In the second round, Nishioka withdrew before the match against Kecmanovic. Yesterday, in the quarterfinals, Kecmanovic won against Giron in a tight three-set thriller, as we predicted.<\/a> Last season, Kypson upset Miomir in the opening round. His biggest result happened in 2023, when he reached the final, losing against Fritz in three sets.<\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/h2>\n

According to the bookies, Michelsen is the slight favorite in this matchup, and we agree. He will have a packed crowd on his side tonight. Alex is one of the biggest upcoming American stars. He is a better hard-court player than Miomir, and we expect him to win tonight.<\/p>\n

That being said, Michelsen winning is a value bet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Value bet\/ the best odds: Alex Michelsen winning @1.67 @bet365<\/strong><\/p>\n

Davidovich Fokina – Arnaldi: 16.02.2025 02:00 CEST<\/strong>
\nH2H: 0-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has won four of his last five matches. Last week in Dallas, Alejandro lost in the second round against Arnaldi in straight sets. It is his first appearance in Delray Beach. In the opening round, Alejandro won against Daniel in straight sets. Alejandro trailed 1-4 in the second set but turned it successfully around. In the second round, Alejandro won against McDonald in three sets. Around this time last year, he played in Doha, losing in the opening round against Mensik in straight sets. Yesterday, in the quarterfinals, Alejandro upset Fritz in straight sets.<\/a><\/p>\n

Matteo Arnaldi has won four of his last five matches. Last week in Dallas, he reached the quarterfinals, losing against Munar in three tight sets. This week in Delray Beach, Arnaldi defeated Tien in the opening round match. He served well, hitting 24 aces with only two double faults. In the quarterfinals, Matteo won against Nakashima in straight sets, as we predicted.<\/a> Last year in Delray Beach, Arnaldi was stopped in the second round, losing against Hijikata in three tight sets.<\/p>\n

Best Bet to Make<\/h2>\n

According to the bookies, this will be a 50-50 match, but we disagree. Arnaldi is a more consistent player than Davidovich Fokina. We expect him to perform better under pressure tonight. Last week in Dallas, under similar conditions, Arnaldi demolished Alejandro in straight sets, and we expect a similar outcome tonight as well.<\/p>\n

That being said, Arnaldi winning is a value bet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Value bet\/ the best odds: Matteo Arnaldi winning @1.80 @bet365<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Main Photo Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY SportsT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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