Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Giulio Zeppieri will face each other in the semifinals of the Croatia Open. The game will start on July 30 at 16:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-5.5) for Alcaraz – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 21 – 1.46.
Zeppieri is on a roll, but it will be incredibly difficult to beat Alcaraz. Still, Carlos has a better game here. He didn’t give his opponents any opportunities in the previous two rounds. Both Gombos and Bagnis were beaten by a wide margin. The encounter with Zeppieri is unlikely to be an exception.
In 4 of Alcaraz Garfia’s last 5 matches, not more than 20 games have been played. The upcoming match is unlikely to be an exception.
Alcaraz reached the semi-finals for the seventh time this season. It is his 11th tournament this year.
On Friday, Carlos calmly defeated Facundo Bagnis (6-0, 6-4). Everything was clear in the first set, which ended 6-0 for Carlos.
In the second set, his opponent played better, but against Alcaraz, it was not enough. Bagnis had only one break point all game.
In the previous match, Alcaraz defeated Norbert Gombos (6-2, 6-3).
Alcaraz has won his last four matches at the semi-final stage.
Zeppieri had not won a single ATP main draw match before this year’s tournament in Umag, but here, he surprisingly managed to reach the semi-finals.
He started with qualifications against Gilles Simon (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) and Elias Ymer (4-6, 6-1, 6-4).
In the first round, Zeppieri had a strong win over Pedro Cachin (3-6, 6-1, 6-4) before defeating Daniel Galan Riveros (6-4, 3-6, 6-1).
Giulio defeated Bernabe Zapata-Miralles (7-5, 6-4) in the quarter-finals.
Zeppieri is ranked 168th in the current rankings.
Zeppieri has lost four of his last five matches, having started as an underdog.
In 3 of Carlos’ last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.49.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Alcaraz’s Rating – 5
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 41/8
Zeppieri’s Rating – 168
Giulio Zeppieri Wins/Losses in 2022 – 22/19
Carlos and Giulio will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Goran Ivanisevic Stadium, ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Croatia Open: Alcaraz vs Zeppieri at Helabet and Melbet.