Alcaraz vs Krajinovic: prediction for the Hamburg European Open match
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia goes against Filip Krajinovic in the Round of 16 of the Hamburg European Open. What to expect from this match? Look out for our prediction below.

Command Analysis

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia has been amazing on clay courts this year and has lost only two matches on this surface. However, in the first round of the Hamburg European Open, the young Spanish star looked underwhelming. Despite all predictions, Alcaraz really struggled against the World №259 Nicola Kuhn and surrended the first set in the match (3-6, 6-1, 7-6). He needs to improve his performance if he intends to make a deep run here.

Filip Krajinovic

Filip Krajinovic is currently ranked 43rd. He had a slow start to the season but delivered good results at recent tournaments. For example, the Serbian athlete was the runner-up of the Cinch Championships in June. Last year, Krajinovic played in the final of the Hamburg European Open. He lost the title match to Pablo Carreno-Busta. The Serb hopes to defend his last year's result. In the opening round, he prevailed over Sebastian Baez in three sets.
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
No more than 9 games were played in first sets in 4 of the last 6 matches of Krajinovic.

СтавкаTie-break - yes
Tie-breaks were played in 3 of the last 4 matches of Alcaraz.

Tip and bets
Krajinovic will need to defend his 2021 result, otherwise he will lose several positions in the rankings. The Serb is in great spirits and decent shape, and we believe he will definitely put up a fight against Alcaraz.
Our prediction — total over 20.5 games
Alcaraz Garfia looked unconvincing in the previous match. It seems that the Spaniard is not well prepared for this tournament. Most likely, he will not be able to beat Krajinovic in straight sets. We will be backing the underdog here.
Second prediction — handicap (+5) to Krajinovic