It’s only been a matter of time since Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie’s previous meeting, as they will once again face off at the start of another exhibition tournament. It will be the boys’ fifth head-to-head encounter on the hard court in Abu Dhabi. The Briton has beaten Stef every time on both outdoor and indoor hard courts and has lost only once on clay. So why not, in keeping with tradition, win again? The match will start on December 16 at 15:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2.5) for Norrie – 1.83.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23.5 – 1.76.
The two men recently met at an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia and Norrie won the match in two sets. The Briton is really in great form now, so we predict another tough match for the fourth-ranked player of the world.
The tennis players have met each other four times before and all four duels ended in two sets, including the recent match that took place as part of an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia. We believe that the upcoming meeting between Tsitsipas and Norrie will probably not go beyond three sets.
Tsitsipas has previously played in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. In 2020, the Greek tennis player managed to secure the final of the competition, en route to which he defeated Andrey Rublev and Novak Djokovic. In the final, Stefanos lost in three sets to Rafael Nadal.
Tsitsipas finishes the year 2022 with two trophies to his credit. He won the Masters in Monte Carlo and won the grasscourt event in Mallorca.
Tsitsipas had won only one of the previous six meetings against the top 20.
Norrie also managed to record two tournament victories in 2022. Early in the year, he claimed the title at Delray Beach, beating Reilly Opelka (7-6, 7-6) in the final on two tie-breaks.
Later, Cameron won the main event in Lyon, beating Alex Molcan in the decider. Recall, that the Briton played in an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia in early December, where he lost to Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals.
Norrie has three wins in his last five matches as an underdog.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s Rating – 4
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins/Losses in 2022 – 61/25
Cameron Norrie’s Rating – 14
Cameron Norrie Wins/Losses in 2022 – 51/27
Tsitsipas has played four tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.32.
In 3 of Norrie’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 1.592.
Cameron Norrie leads with a score of 3-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Mexican Open in February. In that match, Norrie defeated Tsitispas (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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