The world no.56 – Damir Dzumhur – continues his impressive run in 2017. Against all expectations, Dzumhur reached his first ATP World Tour final in Winston-Salem. Despite his outstanding campaign last week, the transition from North Carolina to New York is never easy. Adding to this, the 25-year-old from Bosnia only won one match in his previous five appearances in Flushing Meadows.
Known as one of the greatest baseliners on the ATP World Tour, Pablo Cuevas also possesses one of the best kick serves in the game. Despite his disappointing defeat against Jan-Lennard Struff in the opening round of Winston-Salem, the Uruguayan is always a fearful opponent. At the age of 31, Cuevas is trying to book a place in the 2nd round of the US Open for the 5th time in his career.
Despite Pablo’s lack of success in recent weeks, the former world no.19 is definitely the better player on this match-up. On the other hand, it won’t be easy for Dzumhur to present his best tennis after such a demanding week in Winston-Salem. For that reason, our advice is for you to take advantage of the value on Cuevas’ betting odds at 5/4 at Pinnacle while Damir is available at 67/100 at Coral.
Best Play: Pablo Cuevas ML at 5/4 at Pinnacle
The former world no.71 – Cedrik-Marcel Stebe – is going through a great moment in his career. Besides winning the Vancouver Challenger title two weeks ago, the 26-year-old secured a place in the main draw of the US Open for the first time since 2012. Taking a look now at Stebe’s campaign in the qualifying, the German reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive 6 – 2 6 – 4 win over Alejandro Gonzalez.
Nicolas Kicker continues to pursue his first ever win on a Grand Slam event outside clay. Known as an exceptional clay-court player, Kicker holds a terrible 3 – 7 career record on Hard Court. In addition to his lack of experience on these game conditions, the Argentinean only played three matches throughout his whole career in the main draw of major tournaments.
The bookmakers expect a straightforward win from Stebe with the German available at 11/50 at Pinnacle while William Hill offers 4/1 for Kicker’s victory. Due to Stebe’s brilliant results in recent weeks and Nicolas’ lack of experience at this level, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on Cedrik-Marcel’s -6.5 game handicap at 83/100 at Bet365.
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