Francisco Cerundolo will face Hubert Hurkacz in the first round of the Astana Open. The game will start on October 3 at 10:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5.5) for Cerundolo – 1.39.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.97.
Francisco Cerundolo is having a good season. This year, remember, the Argentine was triumphant in two tournaments. He managed to win competitions in Bostad and Santa Cruz. We believe that Hurkacz as a favourite should not underestimate his opponent. Especially as Hubert himself has not been playing his best tennis lately.
The bookmakers give Hurkacz the status of favourite for the match, but not everything is so obvious in this pairing. Francisco Cerundolo is having a fine season. The Argentine has managed to win two trophies this year. He is unlikely to be easy prey for Hurkacz in the upcoming match.
Cerundolo had a weak previous two months. He had not had a single win in the previous five matches.
However, the slump was quite predictable. In July, Francisco sensationally won the tournament in Bostad and reached the semi-finals in Hamburg, thanks to which he rose to the top 30.
After that, the Argentine has only lost so far. He failed to reach the second round in Montreal, Cincinnati and the US Open.
In addition, in mid-September, Cerundolo lost to Jannik Sinner and Borna Coric in the Davis Cup.
Hurkacz, meanwhile, failed to defend his title in Metz at the end of September. The Pole lost in the semi-finals to Lorenzo Sonego (6-7, 4-6).
The loss to Sonego may not be too sensational, but Hubert was clearly expected to do better in this match.
He defeated Arthur Rinderknech (6-3, 6-2) and Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-4) before that.
Another disappointment for Hurkacz was his second-round loss to Ilya Ivashka (4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6) at the US Open.
However, on the whole, this season is going quite well for Hurkacz. Suffice it to look at the ranking, in which he ranks 11th.
Hurkacz has had a negative balance at the indoor hard courts over the last five seasons.
In 3 of Hurkacz’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 1.86.
In the last five matches, Cerundolo has played three tie-breaks. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.32.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Cerundolo’s Rating – 27
Francisco Cerundolo Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/25
Hurkacz’s Rating – 11
Hubert Hurkacz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 35/17
Francisco and Hubert will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Astana Open: Cerundolo vs Hurkacz at 22bet and MelBet.