Lorenzo Musetti and Marco Cecchinato will face each other in the second round of the Croatia Open. The game will start on July 28 at 15:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-3) for Musetti – 1.57.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.61.
Lorenzo won the competition in Hamburg last week and looks set to perform well in Umag. He has beaten Cecchinato before and we think he can handle him in the upcoming match as well.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players was a long one. We believe that the upcoming match will also be a tightly fought one.
Musetti won his first ATP title last week. Lorenzo won the tournament in Hamburg.
The most powerful thing about this success is that Lorenzo defeated Carlos Alcaraz (6-4, 6-7, 6-4) in the final.
Musetti missed five match points in the second set, but even after such a disaster, he was able to hold his emotions and play the deciding set perfectly.
In Hamburg, Musetti also beat Dušan Lajović (6-7, 7-6, 6-3), Emil Ruusuvuori (6-4, 7-5), Alejandro Davidovićh Fokina (6-4, 6-3) and Francisco Cerundolo (6-3, 7-6).
With this success, Lorenzo made his debut in the top 40, moving up to 31st in the rankings.
Musetti has won nine consecutive matches as a favourite.
Cecchinato, meanwhile, remains outside the top 100, ranked 151st.
The former world #16 made it to the main draw via qualification. However, even here he was not without luck. Andreas Seppi, who was scheduled to play against Marco in the deciding round, was unable to appear due to injury.
In the first round, Cecchinato had a not-easy win over Mili Poljicak (6-1, 5-7, 6-2). He only got the 537th-ranked player in the world in the third set.
Cecchinato won the Umag tournament in 2018. However, it’s important to realise here that he has played significantly worse since then. Marco has only won two matches at the ATP main draw level this season.
Cecchinato has five wins in his last eight fights against his compatriots.
In 4 of Cecchinato’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 1.80.
Musetti has played two tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.21.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Musetti’s Rating – 31
Lorenzo Musetti Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/17
Cecchinato’s Rating – 151
Marco Cecchinato Wins/Losses in 2022 – 18/22
A year earlier, Musetti defeated Cecchinato at Roland Garros with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
The match will be played at ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Croatia Open: Musetti vs Cecchinato at Helabet and Melbet.