Alexander Bublik and Cristian Garin will play against each other in the first match of the Firenze Open. The game will start on October 11 at 11:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Garin – 1.52.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.76.
Bublik is good on indoor hardcourt, but Alexander does not always tune in properly for any given match. Therefore, it makes sense to believe in Garin’s abilities. The more so, since the only head-to-head encounter in this pairing ended in a win for the Chilean tennis player.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players ended in three sets. We expect this match to follow a similar pattern. Bublik appears to be the favourite in this match, however, Garin is unlikely to leave the court without a fight.
Bublik was not very successful in Astana last week. He managed to win only one match at his home tournament.
After defeating Tallon Griekspoor (6-0, 4-6, 6-3), Alexander lost to Hubert Hurkacz (6-4, 6-4), who, as usual, made almost no mistakes on his serve.
Instead, Bublik reached the final in Metz in late September. In the decisive match, he lost to Loreno Sonego (6-7, 2-6).
This season, Bublik has won 10 of his 13 indoor matches. His greatest achievement was winning the tournament in Montpellier in early February.
Bublik has won seven of his last ten meetings against lower-ranked opponents.
Garin, after a sensational Wimbledon quarter-final appearance, made four tournaments.
If he played at least one round at the US Open, he did not win a single one in Gstaad, Kitzbühel and Astana.
What is also surprising is that he is a very bad player even on the clay. Even taking into account his great performance at Wimbledon, he knows very well that this season is going to be a failure for him.
Garin lost straight away to eventual champion Novak Djokovic (1-6, 1-6) in Astana on Sunday.
Garin has lost four times in his previous five matches played at the indoor hard courts.
In 4 of Garin’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.86.
Bublik has played two tie-breaks in the last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.56.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Bublik’s Rating – 43
Alexander Bublik Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/24
Garin’s Rating – 81
Cristian Garin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 17/20
Garin leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the German Open in 2020. In that match, Garin defeated Bublik (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy.
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