Main Contender
Regardless of this week’s outcome, Alexander Zverev already secured a spot at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The 20-year-old German will be the youngest player to compete at the season-ending tournament since Juan Martin Del Potro in 2008. In addition to his incredible 53 – 18 record in 2017, Zverev became the first player outside the ‘Big Four’ to win multiple Masters 1000 titles in a season since David Nalbandian in 2007.
Due to Alexander’s brilliant results in recent months, it’s hard to go against him at this moment. On the other hand, the German holds an outstanding 71.43% winning record over the last 12 months on Indoor Hard Court. Having said that, our recommendation is for you to place a bet on Zverev’s outright at 5/2 at Bet365.
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Dominic Thiem continues his quest for a first ever title at the Erste Bank Open 500. Moreover, Thiem is trying to become the first Austrian to lift the trophy in Vienna since Jurgen Melzer in 2010. The competition is being played 60km from where Dominic grew up, which makes this tournament even more special for the home favourite. However, Thiem’s career record in Vienna is far from impressive with the world no.6 winning only 41.67% of the matches on his previous seven appearance on this event.
Taking a look now at Thiem’s draw on this event, the 24-year-old won’t have an easy task in the following round against Richard Gasquet. Known as one of the most talented players in the game, Gasquet holds an outstanding 70.59% winning record on Indoor Hard court in 2017. Adding to this, Thiem couldn’t find the answer to Richard’s solid baseline game on their previous encounter at the Swiss Indoors Basel in 2015. With this in mind, our suggestion is for you to take advantage of the value on Gasquet’s tennis betting odds to win this match at 23/20 at Pinnacle.
Player to Keep an Eye
At the age of 29, Albert Ramos-Vinolas is going through the best moment in his career. Known as one of the most consistent players on the ATP World Tour, the slow court conditions in Vienna are perfect for Albert’s game style. Adding to this, the Spaniard is just one win away from a second consecutive appearance at the Erste Bank Open 500 quarter-finals.
Despite slow start, Ramos-Vinolas saved three match points on his opening match in Vienna against Sam Querrey. Looking now at Albert’s draw on this tournament, the world no.22 returns to action this Thursday against Jan-Lennard Struff. Despite Struff’s unquestionable quality, it won’t be easy for the German to overcome such a great defender as Ramos-Vinolas on these slow court conditions. On the other hand, Ramos-Vinolas won all their previous two encounters on the ATP World Tour. For that reason, our advice is for you to place a bet on Albert’s moneyline at 6/5 at William Hill as the most valuable line for this contest.
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