Andy Murray will play against Gilles Simon in the first round of the Paris Masters. The match will start on October 31 at 21:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Murray – 1.62.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.50.
Murray simply has a total advantage over Simon in head-to-head encounters. Andy has beaten Gilles 16 times in his career, with only two losses. We don’t think Gilles has much of a chance of success in the upcoming encounter. Certainly, Simon plays at home and will try, but his current playing conditions are unlikely to be enough to beat Murray.
Murray has a strong 16-2 lead over Simon in their head-to-head encounters. We expect the upcoming match to end with a win for the British tennis player as well. He will beat Gilles with quite a comfortable score.
Murray, on the whole, is showing a good readiness for the Paris Masters. In the autumn part of the season, Andy managed to reach the quarter-finals at the tournament in Gijon, during which he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7-5, 6-2) and Pedro Cachin (2-6, 7-5, 7-6).
He also played in the second round of the Basel tournament, beating Roman Safiullin (6-7, 6-3, 6-4) in the first round, but then losing to Roberto Bautista Agut (6-3, 6-2). Recall that Murray previously took the major trophy in Paris in 2016.
In five of Murray’s last six matches at the indoor hard courts, at least 20 games have been played.
Simon will end his career at the end of this season. So, this will be the last time Gilles will play at his home Masters in Paris.
He achieved his best result in 2012 when he reached the semi-finals where he lost to Jerzy Janowicz. Simon’s most recent results included reaching the quarter-finals of the Challenger in Brest last week.
Simon has won at least a set in his first match at the last four tournaments in Paris.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Murray’s Rating – 49
Andy Murray Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/19
Simon’s Rating – 195
Gilles Simon Wins/Losses in 2022 – 23/28
In 3 of Simon’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 1.675.
Murray leads with a score of 16-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Vienna Open in 2016. In that match, Murray defeated Simon (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France.
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