Felix Auger Aliassime will face Oscar Otte in the second round of the Firenze Open. The game will start on October 13 at 20:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Auger Aliassime – 1.84.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.60.
Auger Aliassime is the favourite in this pairing and we think the Canadian will quietly confirm his status. Felix, as a rule, has been quiet this season against opponents outside the top 50 of the world rankings.
The only head-to-head encounter between Auger Aliassime and Otte ended in two sets. We expect this match to be a two-set match as well.
Auger Aliassime failed at a tournament in Astana last week. In his first match, he lost in two sets to Roberto Bautista-Agut (6-4, 7-6).
It’s not the first such setback this season. Interestingly, before losing to Roberto, Felix defeated Novak Djokovic (6-3, 7-6). Albeit at the Laver Cup exhibition, even there, Nole was highly motivated after another psychologically difficult break.
Also, let’s not forget that Auger Aliassime defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the Davis Cup in mid-September.
In general, Felix is absolutely on par with any opponent, but no one is immune from setbacks, as they say.
Auger Aliassime has won nine of his 12 indoor matches this season.
Felix Auger Aliassime has lost four of his last five matches to lower-ranked tennis players.
Otte started the tournament by beating Marton Fucsovics (3-6, 6-4, 6-2), who has been stagnating this year. In the third set, Oscar lost only two games to Marton.
At the Astana Open, Oscar lost straight away to Marin Cilic (7-5, 6-7, 2-6), but still managed to take the set from Marin. Moreover, in the second set, Otte got the better of the former world #3 on a tie-break.
In Metz, Oscar was defeated by Grégoire Barrere (6-7, 5-7) in the first round, while in Sofia, he lost in the second round to Kamil Majrchzak (6-4, 2-6, 4-6).
Otte has won two of his six indoor matches this season.
Oscar Otte has won 12 of his last 13 matches in Italy.
In 3 of Felix’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 1.77.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Musetti’s Rating – 13
Felix Auger Aliassime Wins/Losses in 2022 – 39/24
Zapata Miralles’ Rating – 55
Oscar Otte Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/23
Felix leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Marburg Challenger in 2018. In that match, Felix defeated Oscar (6-4, 7-5) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Firenze Open: Auger Aliassime vs Otte at 1xBet.