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Cherundolo vs Carballes Baena. ATP Auckland Match Prediction
Cherundolo and Carballes-Baena will meet in the second round of the tournament in Auckland on January 8. Cherundolo clearly has an advantage in the upcoming match. The Argentine has already beaten Carballes-Baena five times, demonstrating dominance in their confrontation. The last victory two years ago in Rio de Janeiro only confirms this fact. Will Francisco be able to beat the Spaniard again? - bets on this match are in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Francisco Cerundolo
ArgentinaCurrent form
Francisco Cerundolo has not yet played an official match on the court this season. Last year, the Argentinean had ten wins and ten losses on open hard courts. His best result on this surface was the quarterfinals at the Masters in Miami.
Professional qualities
Francisco Cerundolo is an Argentine tennis player who can be classified as a baseliner. He feels great on the baseline, where he builds his powerful attacks, especially using his best shot - the forehand. This element of the game allows him to win many rallies. However, his backhand is less reliable. This is a weak spot in Francisco's game.
Current indicators in the tour
Cerundolo is ranked 31st in the world. On his specialty clay, the Argentine won his only trophy last season. He won the tournament in Umag, where Francisco beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final. For Cerundolo, this was the third ATP title in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Cherundolo has won four of his last six fights.
Roberto Carballes Baena
SpainCurrent form
Carballes-Baena won the first round of the competition in Auckland against Daniel Altmaier (6-3, 3-6, 7-5). Roberto hit four aces, converted four break points and lost three games on his serve in the match against the German. This was the first victory of the new season for the Spaniard.
Professional qualities
Carballes-Baena is an experienced Spanish clay court player who has won several Challenger titles and two ATP clay court titles in his career. He tends to be aggressive on his serve, taking the number one position. His reliable forehand often allows him to run under this shot and dominate the court. At the same time, Roberto prefers to play a solid game on the return, avoiding unnecessary pressure.
Current indicators in the tour
Carballes-Baena is ranked 59th in the world. Last season, the Spaniard added two trophies to his collection. On clay, he won the Challenger in Braunschweig, in the final of which he beat Botik Van de Zandschnulp. And also on clay in Seville, Roberto defeated Daniel Altmayer in the final. In total, Carballes-Baena has won 24 titles in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Carballes-Baena is defending last year's quarterfinal on the courts of Auckland.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of the previous 5 Carballes-Baena matches
1.56Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Cerundolo's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.28Tip and bets
Carballes Baena is a convenient opponent for Cerundolo. Francisco has beaten the Spaniard five times in his career. The last one was in the tournament in Rio de Janeiro two years ago. We believe that the Argentine will also finish the upcoming match in his favor.
Our betting tip is Cherundolo to win with a handicap of (-3) games at odds of 1.98
Bet on total
The tennis players are well acquainted with each other's game, having met five times on the tennis court in their careers. The last face-to-face meeting between them was played two years ago in the tournament in Rio de Janeiro. That meeting between Cerundolo and Carballes-Baena was a struggle and ended in three sets. Most likely, the upcoming match between them will also be a drawn-out one.
The second betting tip is total over 22 games for odds of 1.94
Bet on the first set
Three of the last five Carballes-Baena matches have seen more than 9.5 games played in the first set, and we expect the upcoming meeting against Cerundolo to also start with a high first set.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.81
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