The action continues in Paris with the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals taking place this Friday. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Isner vs. Sock
The two highest ranked American players – John Isner and Jack Sock – will face each other this Friday on the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals.
Jack Sock continues his successful run in Paris with a 6 – 2 3 – 6 7 – 5 triumph over Richard Gasquet in the previous round. Besides his success in singles, Sock also secured a place in the doubles’ quarter-finals with Nicholas Monroe. It has been a wonderful year for Jack with the American very close from reaching the top 20 for the first time in his career.
It hasn’t been an easy season for John Isner with his chronic knee problems preventing him from playing at his best throughout the year. However, Isner is always a fearful opponent due to his remarkable serve. Looking now to John’s campaign in Paris, the former world no.9 won all his service games so far on this event.
This should be a very interesting contest between two players who know each other very well. Sock I playing at superb level in recent weeks and it won’t be easy for Isner to find an answer to Jack’s baseline game. Despite John’s outstanding serve, Sock won 66.67% of the tie breaks played between them in the past. Therefore, Sock is the right play here at 4/5 at Ladbrokes while Bet365 offers you 11/10 for Isner’s victory this Friday.
Djokovic vs. Cilic
Looking now to the matches scheduled for this Friday in Paris, the highlight clearly goes to the contest between Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic.
Marin Cilic returns to court this Friday in a much better position. After his triumph over David Goffin in the previous round, the Croat already secured his place in London. With that goal secured and with so much tennis played over the last two weeks, it won’t be easy for Marin to maintain a high intensity. Besides this, Cilic was far from impressive on serve against Goffin, winning only 57.31% of the points played on his serve.
With so much at stake this week, losing is not an option for Novak Djokovic. Despite his loss on the first set against Grigor Dimitrov, Djokovic booked a place in the quarter-finals with a 4 – 6 6 – 2 6 – 3 victory. After his 3rd round victory over Dimitrov, Djokovic increased his winning streak in Paris to 17 matches.
These two players are no strangers at all with Djokovic winning all the previous 14 matches against Cilic. Looking now to the bookmakers’ analysis, Djokovic’s current price is the highest one against Cilic since 2010. Due to Novak’s overwhelming edge over this opponent, he’s the undeniable favourite for this match at 1/4 at Pinnacle while Cilic is available at 7/2 at Coral. Since Djokovic’s money line is too low for a single bet, we recommend you to take his -4 game handicap at 47/50 at Pinnacle.
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