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Monfils - Diaz Acosta. ATP Auckland match betting tip
Monfils and Diaz-Acosta will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Oakland on January 9. Age takes its toll. Despite all his experience, Monfils is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a high level of play throughout the tournament. Physical strain may affect his performance in the match against Diaz-Acosta. How will the upcoming match go? - bets on this meeting are in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Gael Monfils
FranceCurrent form
In the second round of the tournament in Auckland, Monfils met Jan-Lennard Struff and beat him in two sets (6-1, 7-6). Gael played 14 aces in the confrontation with the German, converted two break points and did not lose a single game on his serve. In the first round, we recall, the Frenchman beat Pedro Martinez.
Professional qualities
Monfils is one of the most spectacular tennis players of our time, who has shown throughout his career the ability to succeed on all surfaces. However, the Frenchman has shown his best results on hard and indoor courts, which can be explained by his ability to play from the baseline and use his serve effectively. Gael is a master of crosses and passing shots, his attacks often start right from the baseline. However, with age, he began to experience problems with endurance, especially in long matches.
Current indicators in the tour
In the world ranking, Monfils is in 52nd place. The Frenchman once occupied the sixth position. During his career, Gael has won 19 trophies, 12 of which are ATP categories. Monfils won his last title in 2023. Then he won the indoor competition in Stockholm, in the final of which he beat Pavel Kotov.
Interesting facts for betting
Monfils have won 10 of their last 15 matches against the Argentines.
Facundo Acosta
ArgentinaCurrent form
Diaz-Acosta beat Sebastian Baez (6-4, 7-6) in the second round of the competition in Auckland. During the match against his compatriot, Facundo hit four aces, converted four break points and lost three games on his serve. In the first round, the Argentine, as a reminder, beat Cameron Norrie.
Professional qualities
Diaz-Acosta is a typical clay court specialist who rarely plays on fast surfaces and without much success. His style is based on building rallies from the baseline and reducing the number of unforced errors, which allows him to be a reliable opponent on slow courts. The Argentine feels good at the net, but his weak point is his serve - he lacks a powerful ball insertion in his arsenal, which complicates his fight on hard.
Current indicators in the tour
Diaz-Acosta is ranked 78th in the world. The 24-year-old Argentine has won ten titles in his career, including one in the ATP category. Last year, Facundo won the clay court competition in Buenos Aires, where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final.
Interesting facts for betting
Five of Diaz-Acosta's last six matches have ended in straight sets.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Monfils' last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.26Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has played in 3 of Diaz-Acosta's previous 5 matches
2.33Tip and bets
Monfils is 38 years old. It is already difficult for the Frenchman to play several matches in a row at the same level. Gael will definitely sag at some point. It is quite possible that this will happen in the match against Diaz-Acosta, who is currently in good shape, as evidenced by his convincing victories over Norrie and Baez.
Our prediction is a Diaz-Acosta victory with a handicap of (+4) games at odds of 1.84
Bet on total
Monfils is the favorite in this pair, but we should not forget that Gael is already 38 years old and it is not so easy for him to play at the same level for several matches in a row. We believe that in this pair we will have an equal fight, which will stretch over three sets.
The second betting tip is total over 22 games for odds of 1.99
Bet on the first set
Three of Diaz-Acosta's last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and the upcoming match against Monfils is likely to start with a similarly high first set.
Betting Tip - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.83
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