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Carballes Baena vs. Bergs. ATP Auckland Match Prediction
Carballes-Baena and Bergs will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Auckland on January 9. Bookmakers give preference to Bergs, however, Carballes-Baena should not be discounted. The Spaniard is an unyielding tennis player who shows progress with each match. What bets should you pay attention to in this match? - find out in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Roberto Carballes Baena
SpainCurrent form
Carballes-Baena beat Francisco Cerundolo (6-2, 7-5) in the second round of the competition in Auckland. In the match against the Argentine, Roberto hit three aces, converted three break points and did not lose a single game on his serve. Let us recall that the Spaniard beat Daniel Altmaier in the first round.
Professional qualities
Carballes-Baena is a classic clay court player who has relied on slow-court tournaments throughout his career. The Spaniard prefers long rallies, relying on reliability and patience. Roberto rarely makes mistakes with his forehand, but he lacks powerful shots, which often prevents him from achieving success on fast surfaces.
Current indicators in the tour
Carballes-Baena is ranked 59th in the world. The Spaniard won two trophies last season. He won the clay court challenger in Braunschweig, where he beat Botic Van de Zandschulp in the final. And he won the challenger in Seville, where he beat Daniel Altmaier in the final. The Spaniard has won 24 trophies in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Last season, Carballes-Baena left the tournament in Auckland after reaching the quarterfinals.
Zizou Bergs
BelgiumCurrent form
Bergs was stronger than Luca Nardi (6-1, 6-4) in the second round of the tournament in Auckland. Zizou served seven aces, converted five break points and lost two games on his serve during the match against the Frenchman. In the first round, we recall, the Belgian dealt with Isaac Becroft.
Professional qualities
Bergs is a versatile tennis player who can demonstrate good results on any surface, including hard. The Belgian prefers an aggressive style of play, trying to act as the first number and seize the initiative in rallies. However, despite confident attacks, Zizou has his own playing ceiling, which he has not yet been able to overcome.
Current indicators in the tour
Bergs is currently ranked 66th in the world. Last season, Zizou managed to secure a victory at the Challenger in Tallahassee. In the final of that competition, he beat Mitchell Kruger. For the Belgian, this was the 12th title in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Bergs' winning streak is now four games.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of the last 5 Carballes-Baena matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.29Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Bergs's previous 5 matches
1.59Tip and bets
Bookmakers give preference to Bergs in this pair. However, we do not think that everything is so obvious in this confrontation. Carballes-Baena is a tenacious tennis player. And it seems that he is gradually gaining form. We believe that the Spaniard is unlikely to lose big in the upcoming match.
Our prediction is a victory for Carballes-Baena with a handicap of (+3) games at odds of 1.88
Bet on total
It seems to us that Bergs is not a clear favorite in this fight. After all, the Belgian will be up against the tenacious Carballes-Baena. We believe that this match will be a high-flying one.
The second betting tip is total over 22 games with odds of 1.81
Bet on the first set
Three of Bergs' last five matches have seen the first set go to fewer than 9.5 games, and he's likely to start the upcoming match against Carballes-Baena with a similarly low first set.
Betting Tip - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.93
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