Dominic Thiem and Roberto Bautista Agut will face each other in the 1/8 finals of the Swedish Open. The game will start on July 14 at 13:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+4) for Thiem – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21 – 1.77.
Bautista Agut has played very little on the grass this season. Of course, this will not be helpful for Roberto’s playing form. In this case, Thiem stands a good chance of beating Roberto.
Thiem won his first match at the ATP tournaments. This should give him confidence in his own abilities. It can’t be ruled out that this encounter will be a real showdown.
Thiem had the toughest match in the first round against Emil Ruusuvuori (3-6, 6-1, 7-6).
It was not about the opponent, but about the consequences of a nasty wrist injury, due to which Dominic has been trying to get at least close to his former level for several months now.
Thiem dropped the first set, confidently took the second, and in the decisive set, he only overpowered Emil on the tie-break. A real test. Although before the injury, Thiem would never have had any problems against such a player.
Thiem broke his streak of 10 defeats at the ATP level. This was his first win on the ATP tour in 14 months.
Thiem has been defeated in his last five matches against the players from the top 20.
Bautista Agut is seeded and will start in the second round.
He won one match at Wimbledon in late June. He was forced to withdraw before the second round due to COVID-19, although the rules allowed him to play. However, out of respect for his colleagues, he decided not to.
Shortly before that, Bautista Agut had a successful performance in Mallorca, where he reached the final. In the decisive match, he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas (4-6, 6-3, 6-7) in the tie-break of the third set.
Bautista Agut was forced to miss the clay part of the season almost completely due to an injury in the spring.
Bautista Agut has successfully passed the starting barrier of the last nine tournaments.
In 3 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, more than 10.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 10.5” with odds of 3.50.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Thiem’s Rating – 339
Dominic Thiem Wins/Losses in 2022 – 2/8
Bautista Agut’s Rating – 20
Roberto Bautista Agut Wins/Losses in 2022 – 23/9
Roberto leads 4-2 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at Qatar Open in 2021. In that game, Bautista Agut defeated Dominic with a score of 7-6, 2-6, 6-4.
The match will be played at Center Court, Bastad Tennis Stadium, Bastad, Sweden.
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