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Skatov - Makhach. Forecast for the ATP Almaty match
Skatov and Makhach will meet in the first round of the tournament in Almaty on October 16. Makhach showed a good result at the recent Masters in Shanghai, having managed to reach the semi-finals of the competition, defeating Paul and Alcaraz along the way. What will the tournament in Almaty be like for Tomas? - you can find out about the bets on this match in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Timofey Skatov
KazakhstanCurrent form
Skatov received a wild card from the organizers of the tournament in Almaty. Timofey has not played a single match indoors this season. In his career on this surface, he has 5 wins and 13 losses.
Professional qualities
Skatov is a clay court player who prefers a defensive style of play and is comfortable on the baseline. His serve is not his strong point and his backhand needs some work. His weaknesses also include a lack of consistency and poor play on fast courts.
Current indicators in the tour
Skatov has never been in the top 100 of the world rankings in his career. He is currently ranked 192nd. This season, the representative of Kazakhstan has one trophy to his credit - he won the clay challenger in Augsburg. This was his fifth trophy in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Skatov losing streak on indoor hard courts is four matches.
Tomas Machac
Czech RepublicCurrent form
Makhach demonstrated quite a good result at the recent competition in Shanghai. In that Masters, Tomas managed to reach the semifinals, defeating Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz along the way. On indoor hard courts, the Czech has two wins in three matches this season.
Professional qualities
Makhac is a versatile tennis player, although he mainly gravitates towards fast surfaces. His strengths include a two-handed backhand, which allows him to win many points in attacking rallies, as well as a good first serve. His forehand is also a serious threat to opponents. If necessary, Tomas can also play well when going to the net.
Current indicators in the tour
Makhach climbed to 25th place in the world rankings this season. The Czech has no trophies this year, but he has played one final - he managed to reach the final on clay at the tournament in Geneva.
Interesting facts for betting
Makhach has seven wins in his last nine matches.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Skatov last 5 matches, events on the court have developed according to this scenario
2.18Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Makhach 5 previous matches
1.23Tip and bets
Given the tennis that Makhach demonstrated at the recent Masters in Shanghai, Skatov has virtually no chance of success in the upcoming match. Tomas is currently in the best form of his entire career.
Our prediction is Makhach victory with a handicap of (-5) games at odds of 1.77
Bet on total
Makhach seems to be the favorite in this confrontation. We believe that the upcoming match will be held under his complete control and the match will not go beyond two sets.
The second forecast is total under 21 games for odds of 1.84
Bet on the first set
Three of Makhach last five matches have seen more than 9.5 games played in the first set. It is likely that Tomas upcoming encounter with Skatov will also start with a "top" first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.81
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