The round robin stage comes to an end this Friday with three players fighting for two spots in the John McEnroe Group. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Nishikori vs. Cilic
From the four players on this group, Marin Cilic is the only one with his faith sealed. After two straight sets losses, it’s impossible for the Croatian to secure a place in the following stage. With the Davis Cup final around the corner, Marin’s focus should already be on that decisive weekend where he’s Croatia’s main hope to win the title.
Kei Nishikori is just one win away from securing a place in the ATP World Tour Finals semi-finals for the second time in his career. Even though Nishikori might even qualify with a defeat here, Kei is not only looking to add 200 points to his ranking, but also to put himself in a position where he might end the group in first place, avoiding a possible encounter against Novak Djokovic in the following round.
Despite Cilic’s recent victory over the Japanese in Basel, the game conditions in London are much slower, something that suits Nishikori on this match-up. The bookmakers think the same with Nishikori as the favourite at 67/100 at Ladbrokes while 5Dimes offers 29/20 for Cilic’s triumph in this match.
Murray vs. Wawrinka
Two Grand Slam champions – Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka – will face each other this Friday at the O2 Arena.
After winning a 3.20 hours marathon against Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray is very close from reaching the semi-finals in London for the first time since 2012. Despite losing the opening set, Murray showed once again why he deserves to be the world no.1, emerging victorious at the end by 6 – 7 6 – 4 6 – 4.
Stan Wawrinka keeps struggling to maintain a consistent level yet, there was a significant improvement from the first match against Kei Nishikori to the second one against Marin Cilic. Stan’s positive attitude on court was one of the main keys to his success with the Swiss claiming the victory in two tie-breaks.
These two players have featured some remarkable battles in the past, however, Murray should be too strong for the 2016 US Open champion. Therefore, Andy is the undeniable favourite to win this contest at 29/100 at Coral while Wawrinka is available at 3/1 at Bet365. For those who want to take a higher risk, Murray’s -1.5 Set Handicap 83/100 at Pinnacle is the best-betting approach for this encounter.
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