Dominic Thiem will face Marin Cilic in the second round of the Tel Aviv Watergen Open. The game will start on September 28 at 20:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Cilic – 1.73.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.66.
Thiem has improved his game in the last few months, but it is worth noting that Dominic is not yet ready to compete with the top players. As an example, the recent final in Rennes, where he lost to Ugo Humbert in two sets. We believe that in the upcoming match, the victory will go to Cilic.
Thiem is slowly but surely getting to his best playing conditions. He might not be able to beat Cilic in the upcoming match, but he will be able to get on the Croatian’s nerves.
Thiem had a tough match against Laslo Djere (5-7, 7-6, 6-4) on Monday. The Austrian lost the first set, took the second set only on a tie-break, but played the third set perfectly without giving up his serve once.
However, in any case, it is clear that Thiem is still having a hard time playing even against such opponents. Djere, however, can hardly be called a dangerous opponent on hard court.
This suggests that the US Open-2020 champion is still in the process of recovering from a difficult wrist injury.
Thiem has won six of his last eight indoor hard-court matches.
Cilic took a short break after the US Open, where he managed to reach the fourth round.
Marin was prevented from going any further by Carlos Alcaraz (4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6), the eventual winner of the US Open. However, the Croatian had a decent game against the Spaniard as the 19-year-old rallied for a victory in the fifth set only.
Cilic won two matches each at the Masters in Montreal and Cincinnati in August. Interestingly, he was also stopped by Alcaraz in Cincinnati.
Čilic’s main achievement this season remains to reach the semi-finals of Roland Garros.
Cilic has lost five of his last six matches in the Middle East.
In 3 of Cilic’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.59.
Thiem has played two tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.02.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Thiem’s Rating – 173
Dominic Thiem Wins/Losses in 2022 – 16/15
Cilic’s Rating – 16
Marin Cilic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 28/16
Dominic Thiem leads with a score of 4-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the French Open in 2020. In that match, Thiem defeated Cilic (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Expo Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open: Thiem vs Cilic at 22bet and MelBet.