Shelton - Marozan. ATP Cincinnati match betting tip
Shelton and Marozsan will meet in the third round of the tournament in Cincinnati on August 16. Shelton is playing well, but all matches are a struggle. Even the recent match against the specialized clay court player Thomas Etcheverry ended in three sets. How difficult will the upcoming match be for the American? - read our betting tip

Command Analysis

Ben Shelton

Current form
In the second round of the competition in Cincinnati, Shelton broke the resistance of Thomas Etcheverry (6-7, 7-6, 6-3). In the match against the Argentine, Ben served 13 aces, converted two break points and lost one game on his serve. In the first round, the American beat his compatriot Reilly Opelka in two tie-breaks. Shelton now has six wins in his last ten games.
Professional qualities
Shelton preaches an aggressive style of play. He has a powerful serve and an equally powerful forehand. On the courts of Cincinnati, Ben has already made 19 aces in two matches.
Current indicators in the tour
Shelton has been doing quite well at home tournaments this season. Just recently, let us recall, Ben reached the semifinals at a tournament in Washington. And in April, the American even won the competition in Houston, which was held on clay. In the final of that tournament, he beat Frances Tiafoe. Shelton has won two ATP titles in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
In 9 of Shelton's last 10 matches, the players confidently broke the 22-game mark.

Fabian Marozsan

Current form
Marozsan proved stronger than Grigor Dimitrov (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) in the second round of the competition in Cincinnati. Fabian served six aces, converted three break points and lost two games on his serve in the match against the Bulgarian. In the first round, the Hungarian broke the resistance of Corentin Moutet. Marozsan has four wins in his last ten matches.
Professional qualities
Marozsan is capable of surprising, but only if he goes all out, as he did this year in Miami, where he managed to reach the quarterfinals, beating Holger Rune, Alexei Popyrin and Alex De Minaur along the way.
Current indicators in the tour
Marozsan has little to brag about this season. Fabian plays better on open hard courts. In March, he managed to reach the fourth round of the Masters in Indian Wells - at this stage he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. And then he reached the quarterfinals of the Masters in Miami - here he lost to Alexander Zverev.
Interesting facts for betting
Marozsan has lost two matches in his last ten games on outdoor hard courts.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Shelton's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.34Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Marozsan's 5 previous matches
1.82Tip and bets
The fast courts of Cincinnati suit not only Shelton, but also Marozsan, who knows how to play a counterattacking game. So we don’t think that Ben, as the favorite of the meeting, will have an easy match. We expect a protracted struggle in this pair.
Our prediction is Marozsan's victory with a handicap of (+3) games at odds of 1.81
Bet on total
The two head-to-head encounters between the tennis players ended in two sets, but we don’t think that the upcoming match will end so quickly. Marozsan is on the move and he is definitely capable of creating problems for Shelton.
The second betting tip is total over 23 games for odds of 1.91
Bet on the first set
In Marozsan's last five matches, the first set featured more than 9.5 games. We believe that the upcoming match between Fabian and Shelton will also start with a "top" first set.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.59