Richard Gasquet will face Stan Wawrinka in the ⅛ finals of the Open 13. The match will start on February 22 at 19:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Wawrinka – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.948.
Gasquet and Wawrinka recently played a head-to-head match in the Indoors in Rotterdam. That match ended in a convincing win for the Swiss player in two sets, during which Gasquet was never able to reach the break-points. We expect the upcoming match to end with a win for Wawrinka as well.
The last face-off between Gasquet and Wawrinka took place last week in Rotterdam. That match was played in two sets. We expect this match to be played in two sets as well.
Gasquet began the tournament with a hard-fought victory over Laurent Lokoli (7-6, 2-6, 7-6).
In the decisive set, Gasquet scored a break and missed several match points, but in the end, he got the better of his compatriot, who is at the bottom of the second hundred.
By the way, the match lasted more than three hours. The 36-year-old Gasquet, strangely enough, has still got time on the court and can still play some terrific tennis.
Gasquet won one match in Rotterdam last week, losing to Wawrinka (6-3, 6-3). Before that, he did not make a single round in Montpellier, losing to Arthur Fils (5-7, 5-7).
However, it is also worth adding that Richard won a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand in January, defeating Cameron Norrie (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) in the final.
Gasquet has lost just one of the last six meetings with the holders of a strong serve.
Stan also had a tough match in the first round. The former world #3 struggled to beat Zizou Bergs (6-4, 6-7, 6-4).
The Belgian was strangely good at holding serve, something that rarely happens to him. Wawrinka got a bit tense at some point, he didn’t really prepare for such a difficult match.
However, in any case, Stan also showed that he is capable of controlling the situation. The 38-year-old tennis player played the decisive set almost without a glitch.
Wawrinka reached the quarter-finals in Rotterdam last week, where he lost to Jannik Sinner (1-6, 3-6).
Wawrinka has won three of his previous five matches against higher-placed opponents.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Richard Gasquet’s Rating – 43
Richard Gasquet Wins/Losses in 2023 – 6/4
Stan Wawrinka’s Rating – 105
Stan Wawrinka Wins/Losses in 2023 – 6/4
In 3 of Wawrinka’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 1.948.
Gasquet leads with a score of 3-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Rotterdam Open in early February. In that match, Wawrinka defeated Gasquet (6-3, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Palais des sports de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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