The players from the Ivan Lendl Group return to action this Tuesday for the Day 3 of the ATP World Tour Finals. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Djokovic vs. Raonic
Both players matched our expectations on the ATP World Tour Finals Day 1. Novak Djokovic covered his spread against Dominic Thiem while Milos Raonic emerged victorious from his contest against Gael Monfils.
Despite Raonic’s recent physical issues with the Canadian withdrawing from the BNP Paribas Masters semi-finals due to a thigh problem, Milos was close to perfection on his debut against Monfils. Besides not facing a single break point throughout the match, Raonic ended the match with an extraordinary 2.31 winners / unforced errors ratio.
Djokovic was a happy man after his victory over Thiem. The Serbian reacted extremely well after dropping the opening set, saying that breaking Dominic in the start of the 2nd set was the key to his success.
Raonic is still looking for his first career victory over this opponent with Djokovic holding a solid 7 – 0 lead on the h2h. With the edge clearly on Novak’s side, the defending champion is the undeniable favourite for this encounter with Coral offering 29/100 for his victory while Raonic is available at 171/50 at 5Dimes. Due to the low value on Djokovic’s money line, we advise you to take his -1.5 Set Handicap at 39/50 at Pinnacle.
Monfils vs. Thiem
After starting their campaign with a defeat, Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem can’t afford another negative result. Therefore, whoever loses this match should be out of the ATP World Tour Finals.
Despite his high-quality performance on the first set against Novak Djokovic, Thiem only won 2 games in the two following sets. This has been Dominic’s problem in recent months with the Austrian struggling to perform at a consistent level.
With Milos Raonic playing at a superb level, Monfils couldn’t find an answer to the Canadian’s powerful tennis. Despite Gael’s loss, the French played at a very solid level with an average of 0.84 winners / 0.52 unforced errors per game.
This should be a thrilling contest with Thiem’s powerful groundstrokes contrasting with Gael’s extraordinary defense. Even though Dominic won their previous meeting last year on clay, Monfils should take the upper hand on these game conditions. With Thiem so erratic in recent months, the value is definitely on Gael’s price at 3/4 at BetVictor while William Hill offers 6/5 for Thiem’s triumph.
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