Taberner vs Carreno-Busta: Pablo to confirm the favourite status
On July 15, Carlos Taberner will face Pablo Carreno-Busta in the second round of the Hamburg Open. Will Carreno-Busta be able to confirm the status of the favorite? Look out for our answer in the prediction below.

Command Analysis

Carlos Taberner

Taberner has already played three matches in Hamburg, so he got used to the local courts. Carlos's campaign started in the qualifying, where he confidently defeated the German Niklas Guttau (6-1, 6-2), and then outplayed another representative of Germany, Daniel Masur (2-6, 7-6, 6-4). In the first round of the main draw, Taberner ousted his compatriot Feliciano Lopez (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).

Pablo Carreno Busta

For Carreno-Busta, this will be the first tournament since Wimbledon. At the Major in London, the Spanish tennis player didn't really get to play: he lost in the first round of the tournament in straight sets to Sam Querry (6-7, 4-6, 5-7). Carreno-Busta takes on the Hamburg Open for the fourth time already. His best result so far is reaching the semifinals in 2019 - two years ago he lost to Andrei Rublev in three sets (6-4, 5-7, 1-6).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Taberner has played 3 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games have been played in the 1st set in 3 of Carreno-Busta's last 5 matches.

Tip and bets
The only head-to-head match ended with the victory of Carreno-Busta in two sets. Moreover, in that confrontation, Pablo lost only three games to Taberner. We believe that Carreno-Busta will get a victory in the upcoming match, as he has more experience at big tournaments than his opponent.
Our prediction - Carreno-Busta to win with a handicap (-4)
Carreno-Busta is the clear favorite in this match. Pablo is much more experienced and he had already beaten Taberner before, moreover - he did it while losing only three games. We believe that this match will end with a similar score.
Second prediction - total under 22 games