Donskoy vs Auger Aliassime: any chance for Donskoy?
On August 30, Evgeny Donskoy takes on Felix Auger Aliassime in the first round of the US Open. What are the chances of Donskoy? We made predictions for this match which you can find below.

Command Analysis

Evgeny Donskoy

Donskoy is demonstrating good quality tennis, but all three of the qualifying matches in New York were very difficult for the Russian tennis player. In the first round, he outplayed Ramkumar Ramanathan in three sets (4-6, 7-6, 6-4), then defeated Marius Copil (7-6, 6-4). In the final qualification match, Donskoy won over Zane Khan (6-4, 5-7, 7-6).

Felix Auger Aliassime

Just a month ago, Auger Aliassime was in terrible form, but at the Masters in Cincinnati, the Canadian tennis player showed a massive improvement. At that tournament, Auger Aliassime reached the quarterfinals, where he lost in three sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas (2-6, 7-5, 1-6). It is definitely great to see him get in shape at the right time for the US Open, where we expect good performance from the Canadian.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Donskoy has played 4 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games were played in the first set in 4 of Auger Aliassime's last 5 matches.

Tip and bets
Donskoy fought his way into the main draw of the US Open, but we don't expect a stellar performance from the Russian player at the tournament, because frankly, he is not a Grand Slam level player. Moreover, he got a really tough opponent already in the first round. This looks like a confident victory for Auger Aliassime.
Our prediction - Auger Aliassime to win with a handicap of (-7) games.
Auger Aliassime has picked good form and looks very promising. He is much stronger than his first-round opponent and shouldn't have any problems in the match.
Second wager - total under 33 games.