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Stricker vs. Griekspoor. ATP Basel Match Forecast
Stricker and Griekspoor will meet in the first round of the tournament in Basel on October 22. Stricker will have to defend last year quarterfinal in Basel. Dominik is one of the few tennis players on the tour who has played most of his career matches on indoor hard courts - one hundred matches. Will the Swiss be able to start the home tournament with a victory? - the analysis of the upcoming match and bets on it are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Dominic Stephan Stricker
SwitzerlandCurrent form
Stricker had a good result last week at the tournament in Stockholm, where he managed to reach the quarterfinals - at this stage he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. Dominik has three wins and two losses on indoor hard courts this season.
Professional qualities
Stricker is a powerful and solid tennis player with a strong serve and forehand, which, combined with his left-handedness, creates additional difficulties for opponents. Receiving his serves and shots from the wrong side is a challenge. In addition, the Swiss is confident when approaching the net, which makes his style ideal for fast hard courts in the halls.
Current indicators in the tour
Stricker has missed quite a lot of action this season due to a back injury, which is why he is currently ranked 258th in the world. Although the Swiss was once ranked 88th in the world. In addition to the recent quarterfinal in Stockholm, he also played in the quarterfinal of the Challenger in Grodzisk Mazowiecki this season.
Interesting facts for betting
Stricker was a quarter-finalist at last year competition in Basel.
Tallon Griekspoor
NetherlandsCurrent form
Griekspoor played in Stockholm last week, where the Dutchman had a good result, reaching the semi-finals. Tallon has six wins in eight matches indoors this year.
Professional qualities
Griekspoor is a versatile player who is attack-minded but can defend well thanks to his clay background. He has a strong serve and forehand, and his cross-court backhand is also very reliable. On fast surfaces, Tallon is skilled at using his approach to the net, which helps him win most rallies.
Current indicators in the tour
Griekspoor is ranked 35th in the world. Tallon has shown his best results in three tournaments this season - in Stockholm, Rotterdam and -Hertogenbosch, he managed to reach the semi-final stage.
Interesting facts for betting
Griekspoor will have to defend last year quarter-final in Basel.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Stricker last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.39Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has played in 3 of Griekspoor previous 5 matches
1.61Tip and bets
Stricker has enough experience playing on indoor surfaces to give a decent fight to Griekspoor, who is the favorite in this match. We believe that at the very least the Swiss tennis player will be able to get a positive handicap in this match.
Our prediction is a victory for Stricker with a handicap of (+3) games at odds of 1.78
Bet on total
We expect a fight in this pair. The opponents are approximately equal in strength, so the outcome of their confrontation will most likely be determined by the results of three games.
The second forecast is total over 22 games for odds of 1.84
Bet on the first set
Four of Griekspoor last five matches have seen the first set go to more than 9.5 games, and Tallon upcoming match against Stricker is likely to start with a top-heavy first set as well.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.61
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