Gilles Arnaud Bailly will play against David Goffin in the first round of the tournament in Antwerp. The game will start on October 18 at 18:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Goffin – 1.60.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 19 – 1.62.
Bailly’s level is the ITF, where the young Belgian has not made it past the quarterfinals this season. We expect a quiet and convincing win for Goffin in this pairing, who has previously reached the semi-final stage of the competition on the courts of Antwerp.
Goffin has a good history at his home tournament in Antwerp. David has previously reached the semi-finals here. We expect David to be productive at home.
The 17-year-old Belgian Bailly made it to the main draw in Antwerp thanks to the organisers, who provided him with a wild card.
Bailly had never played at such major tournaments before. This season, Gilles Arnaud has only played two futures where he could put in a good performance. At home futures in Coxeid and in Łódź, Bailly made it through to the quarter-finals.
Bailly has just seven matches under his belt at the adult level with four wins.
Goffin is approaching his home tournament in Antwerp, not at his best. David left the recent Metz event after a first-round loss to Gilles Simon (3-6, 3-6).
In Astana, David was knocked out in the second round after a loss to Adrian Mannarino (6-3, 1-6, 5-7). Goffin has a good history in Antwerp. He reached the semi-finals in 2016 and reached the quarter-finals in 2017.
Goffin has won three of his previous five meetings with wild-card holders.
In 2 of Bailly’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.31.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Bailly’s Rating – 1185
Gilles Arnaud Bailly Wins/Losses in 2022 – 4/3
Goffin’s Rating – 58
David Goffin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/26
Gilles and David will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium.
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