On March 22, Ricardas Berankis and Evan Furness will meet at the Challenger in Lille. Who will be preferred in this meeting?
Ricardas Berankis
Ricardas is in the 87th position in the ranking. Apparently, the Lithuanian himself is not too pleased with his playing form, so he decided not to apply for the qualification of the tournament in Miami, but to speak at the challenger in Lille.
Berankis played his last matches at the Davis Cup, where the Lithuanian team lost to the representatives of Pakistan with a score of 2:3. At the same time, Ricardas himself won two victories. The only thing to note is that the matches were played on grass.
Evan Furness
Evan is trying to gain experience on the ATP Tour. At the start of this season, he played exclusively on hard indoors. Played three times at the Forli Challenger and held two home tournaments in Quimper and Cherbourg. In March, the Frenchman went to unpaved challengers in Chile. In one of them, he qualified and lost to Tomas Martin-Etcheverry. In another, he beat Vit Kopriva and lost to Thiago Agustin Tirante (6:7,0:6).
Betting on outcomes
The victory of Ricards Berankis is estimated at 1.34, and the triumph of Evan Furness can be taken for 3.20.
Forecast and rates
It is difficult to understand what form Berankis is in now. He will probably need some time to find his playing rhythm. Furness lacks consistency, but he’s had a good number of fights on indoor hard this season. Matches on clay should be beneficial in terms of physical and technical readiness. I think that no matter how events unfold in this game, the Frenchman must cling to the result and keep the positive odds set by the bookmakers.