Yoshihito Nishioka will face Aleksandar Kovacevic in the semi-finals of the Korea Open. The game will start on October 1 at 09:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Nishioka – 1.52.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.65.
Kovačević made a lot of noise at the Seoul tournament, passing Kečmanović and McDonald along the way. However, there are doubts that Aleksandar will be able to get past Nishioka as well. Yoshihito is in great form as evidenced by his victory over Ruud in the previous round.
Nishioka has excellent hard-court stats this season. Most recently, Yoshihito played in the Masters final in Washington, beating Brooksby, De Minaur and Rublev. On the courts in Seoul, Yoshihito got past Ruud. Kovačević, outside the top 200 in the world rankings, will not be a problem for Nishioka.
Nishioka confirmed on Friday that he can even put up a good fight against top-10 opponents. Yoshihito had a huge win over Casper Ruud (6-2, 3-6, 6-2).
Casper dropped the first set, then took the second, but the decisive set was dominated by Nishioka who beat a top-10 player for the second time this year.
Before that, Yoshihito defeated Dan Evans (6-2, 7-6) and Taro Daniel (6-2, 6-4), to whom he did not give up a single set.
Nishioka reached the semifinals at the ATP level for the third time this season. In August, he lost to Nick Kyrgios (4-6, 3-6) in the final of a tournament in Washington.
In four of Nishioka’s last five matches in South Korea, more than 21.5 games have been played.
Kovačević will play in the semi-finals at the ATP level for the first time in his career. Moreover, he made it to the main draw of an ATP tournament for the first time this year.
In doing so, Aleksandar initially failed to qualify but ended up in the main draw as a lucky loser.
In the first round, Kovačević sensationally defeated Miomir Kecmanović (6-4, 6-4).
In the second round, Kovacevic, who has never been ranked higher than 201, defeated Tseng Chun-Hsin (7-6, 6-7, 6-2).
In the quarter-finals, Kovacevic had another win against Mackenzie McDonald (4-6, 6-3, 6-2). In doing so, Aleksandar was 0-1 down in sets, but he got a comeback.
Aleksandar Kovačević has notched up four wins in his last five matches as an outsider.
In 4 of Nishioka’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 1.78.
Kovačević has played five tie-breaks in his last five games. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.51.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Nishioka’s Rating – 56
Yoshihito Nishioka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 37/21
Kovacevic’s Rating – 222
Aleksandar Kovacevic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/23
Yoshihito and Aleksandar will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul, Korea.