The action continues in London with the players from the bottom half of the draw fighting for a place in the 3rd round on the men’s competition. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Sock vs. Ofner
Regardless of this Thursday’s outcome, Sebastian Ofner already secured an unprecedented place in the top 200. At the age of 21, Ofner is going through the best moment in his career. Taking a look now at Sebastian’s campaign on this tournament, the Austrian qualifier reaches this stage of the competition after an impressive straight sets victory against the former world no.21 – Thomaz Bellucci.
The world no.18 – Jack Sock – couldn’t have asked for a better draw in Wimbledon. After starting his campaign at the All England Club against the world no.220 – Christian Garin – Sock will now face another player who is currently outside the top 200. Despite the easy draw on this event, the 24-year-old American was far from impressive on his debut with a 6 – 3 4 – 6 7 – 6 6 – 3 win over Garin.
The bookmakers expect a straightforward victory from Sock with the American available at 7/50 at William Hill while Bet365 offers 5/1 for Ofner’s victory. Even though we understand Jack’s favouritism for this match, the value is definitely on the Austrian’s side. For that reason, we’ll go with Sebastian’s +2.5 Set Handicap at 111/100 at Pinnacle as the best betting approach for this match.
Thiem vs. Simon
After a slow start to 2017, Gilles Simon is trying to return to his best level. With an outstanding 21 – 12 career record at the All England Club, Simon is one of the best grass-court players on the ATP World Tour. Even though Simon is well-known for his outstanding return to serve, the 32-year-old French didn’t allow a single break of serve on the opening round against Nicolas Jarry.
Despite his disappointing campaign in the 2017 grass-court season, Dominic Thiem didn’t experience any problems on his Wimbledon debut against Vasek Pospisil. After reaching the semi-finals in Roland Garros, Thiem is looking for another successful run on a Grand Slam event. Looking now at Dominic’s numbers on the previous match, the Austrian ended the match with an astonishing 2.36 winners / unforced errors ratio.
This should be a very interesting contest between Dominic’s firepower and Simon’s outstanding counter punching skills. Even though we agree with Thiem’s favouritism, it’s impossible to find any value on his current odds at 13/50 at Pinnacle. On the other hand, Coral offers a very interesting price of 333/100 for Simon’s victory. Besides the value on the French’s moneyline, the Over 3.5 sets at 18/25 at Bet365 is also an extremely valuable play.
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