After the round robin action, the semi-finals take place this Saturday in London with the two main contenders still in the competition. Bookmakers Review breaks down the fixtures below and lists the best available odds from green listed bookmakers.
Murray vs. Raonic
Andy Murray and Milos Raonic should feature a high-quality contest this Saturday with both players looking for the first appearance in this event’s final.
Despite his disappointing 6 – 7 6 – 7 loss against Novak Djokovic, Raonic returned to court at an exceptional level, defeating Dominic Thiem in straight sets and booking a place in the semi-finals. Known for his outstanding serve, Milos highlighted his serve as the key to his victory against Thiem with three consecutive aces to close the first set tie-break.
With three victories in the round robin stage, Murray secured a place in the ATP World Tour Finals semi-finals for the first time since 2012. Andy was extremely pleased after his victory over Stan Wawrinka this Friday, saying that it was high best performance so far in this competition.
These two players are no strangers with five matches already between them in 2016. Even though Murray won all those encounters, Milos is far from an easy opponent for the British. Therefore, the value is clearly on Raonic’s price at 16/5 at 5Dimes while Murray is available at 11/50 at William Hill. With this in mind, the Over 22.5 at 83/100 at Ladbrokes is clearly the best betting approach for this contest.
Djokovic vs. Nishikori
As it happened in 2014, Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori will fight for a place in the ATP World Tour Finals decisive match.
As we mentioned in previous articles, playing on the O2 Arena brings the best out of Djokovic with an extraordinary 95.65% winning record since 2012. Looking now to the Serbian’s campaign so far in London, his previous match against David Goffin was definitely his best performance in the ATP World Tour Finals.
Nishikori returns to the semi-finals in London after a disappointing performance against Marin Cilic. The Japanese couldn’t find the proper motivation to compete this Friday since he was already qualified for the following stage. However, Nishikori might struggle to present himself at 100% this Saturday after more than five hours on court in the last two matches.
When looking to this match, everything seems to be on Djokovic’s side. The Serbian won all their last nine meetings, spent less time on the court and had one extra rest day. For all these reasons, Djokovic is the undeniable favourite for this match at 7/25 at Pinnacle while SBOBET offers 27/10 for Nishikori’s triumph. Due to the low odd on Djokovic’s Moneyline, we advise you to take his -4.5 game handicap at 11/10 at Bet365.
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