The former junior world no.1 – Stefanos Tsitsipas – continues his incredible run in Shanghai. Known as one of the most talented young players on the ATP World Tour, the 19-year-old reaches this stage of the competition after a straight-sets victory over Karen Khachanov. In addition to his impressive average of 1.00 ace per service game, Tsitsipas didn’t allow a single break point opportunity to Khachanov on the opening round.
John Isner continues his quest for a first ever appearance at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Considered by many as the best server in tennis history, the 6’10’’ American is one of the toughest opponents in the game. Adding to this, Isner started his campaign in Shanghai with 29 aces against Dusan Lajovic. Nevertheless, the world no.16 was on the verge of elimination with Lajovic unable to convert one match point on the third set tie break.
Taking a look now at the odds for this encounter, Isner is the main favourite to book a place in the following round at 11/25 at Coral while Stefanos is available at 2/1 at Bet365. Despite John’s higher experience at this level, it won’t be easy for the American to break Tsitsipas’ serve. For that reason, it’s impossible to find any value on Isner’s tennis betting odds. Despite the value on the Greek’s moneyline, our suggestion is for you to place a bet on the Over 23.5 at 87/100 at BetVictor as the most valuable line for this contest between two outstanding servers.
Best Play: Over 23.5 at 87/100 at BetVictor
Against our expectations, Viktor Troicki proved too strong for Denis Shapovalov. Known as one of the best defenders in the game, the fast court conditions in Shanghai are perfect for Troicki’s game style. Despite Shapovalov’s undeniable quality, Troicki won 41.46% of the points on the Canadian’s serve. On the other hand, the former world no.12 only allowed one break to his opponent in 14 service games.
The two-time French Open semi-finalist – Dominic Thiem – is on the verge of qualification for the ATP World Tour Finals for the second consecutive year. Despite his outstanding 68.12% winning record in 2017, the Austrian lost all his previous two encounters on the Asian swing. Adding to this, Thiem holds a terrible 48.65% career record on Asia with only two wins on his previous two appearances in Shanghai.
This will be the 3rd career meeting between these two players with Troicki leading on the h2h by 2 – 0.
As the h2h suggests, Troicki is far from an easy match-up for the Austrian. Adding to this, the fast court conditions in Shanghai should also benefit the Serbian on this match. With this in mind, the value is definitely on Viktor’s tennis betting odds at 13/5 at Pinnacle while Ladbrokes offers 33/100 for Dominic’s victory. In addition to the value on Troicki’s moneyline, placing a bet on his +1.5 Set Handicap at 99/100 at Pinnacle is also a valuable approach for this match.
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