As we predicted in our quarter-finals analysis, Roberto Bautista Agut proved too strong for Viktor Troicki. Known as one of the best returners in the game, the 29-year-old won 55.32% of the points on Troicki’s serve. Adding to this, Bautista Agut is now the undeniable favourite to lift the trophy in St. Petersburg after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s surprising defeat against Jan-Lennard Struff in the previous round.
Playing in St. Petersburg brings great memories to Fabio Fognini. After a disappointing defeat against Martin Klizan in the 2013 St. Petersburg Open final, the unpredictable Italian is trying to go a step further on this year’s edition. Taking a look now at Fabio’s campaign on this event, the world no.29 reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 3 6 – 0 win over Ricardas Berankis in the quarter-finals.
These two players know each other very well with Fognini winning six of their previous eight encounters on the ATP World Tour.
As the h2h suggests, Fabio is far from an easy match-up for the Spaniard. Adding to this, the slow court conditions in St. Petersburg should benefit Fognini on this match. For that reason, the value is definitely on the Italian’s tennis betting odds at 21/10 at Pinnacle while 5Dimes only offers 9/20 for Roberto’s victory. Despite the value on Fognini’s moneyline, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on the Over 22 at 83/100 at Pinnacle as the best betting approach for this contest.
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