Lajovic — Jumhur. Prediction for the Rio de Janeiro ATP match
Dusan Lajovic will cross a racket with Damir Jumhur in one of the matches of the first round of the tournament in Rio de Janeiro. In face-to-face meetings, the score is still 1-1, but the last match was played in 2018. Which of the tennis players will be able to win the next match? The rates and forecast will answer this question

Command Analysis

Dusan Lajovic

Current form
Lajovic did not start the new season in the best way. The representative of Serbia took part in some competitions, but did not go beyond the second round. So far, he has only performed on clay in Buenos Aires, where he managed to defeat Roberto Carballes-Baena. (7:5, 7:6). However, Dusan lost to Alexander Zverev in the next match.
Professional qualities
Lajovic is considered a technical player, but he cannot boast of stability. Because of this, the representative of Serbia did not rise above the 23rd place in the world ranking. When he's on a roll, he can create problems for any opponent, but nothing can be said about that right now. There are too many mistakes in his actions.
Current indicators in the tour
It's hard for a 34-year-old tennis player to demonstrate his best game. The end of his career is just around the corner, so Dusan can't boast of anything special. He is ranked 84th in the world ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
Lajovic is doing well in Rio de Janeiro. In the last two draws here, he reached the quarterfinals. The Serb will defend last year's result.

Damir Dzumhur

Current form
Jumhur was not impressed with his actions on the open hard. The representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina lost everything he could and went to the ground. However, he didn't stand out on this surface either. At the challenger in Rosario, Damir lost without much resistance to the Argentine Fichovich, and in Buenos Aires to Pedro Martinez Portero.
Professional qualities
On the ground, Jumhur demonstrate their best game. Just last season, he won six titles on this surface. This is not surprising, because the Bosnian's playing style is well suited to the ground. He has a weak serve and he builds all his actions around shooting on the back line.
Current indicators in the tour
At one time, Jumhur was the 23rd racket of the world ranking. However, now the Balkan is not impressive with the results and occupies the 90th place. He has won one of three matches on clay so far.
Interesting facts for betting
Damir Jumhour has never performed in Rio de Janeiro. This is his first trip to these competitions.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
There was an exchange of sets in the face-to-face meetings of the tennis players
1.98Bet 2nd set: total less than 9.5 games
In the last two face-to-face meetings, the tennis players did not score more than 9 games in the first set.
1.75Tip and bets
Tennis players do not approach a face-to-face match in the best form of play. They came to Rio de Janeiro to improve their performance and get ready to fight. If you look at the face-to-face meetings of the rivals, you can see that they were in a fight. This option is also supported by the fact that the tennis players have had a hard time winning their last victories. Most likely, this meeting will not end quickly.
Our forecast is a total of more than 21.5 games in 1.80
Betting on the outcome
Jumhur lost his last two matches on clay, but he did it in wrestling. It is likely that the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina will put up serious resistance to Lajovic.
Forecast — Jumhur with a handicap (+3.5) games in 1.75
Tiebreak bet
In 3 of the last 5 matches of Jumhur, the audience saw a tie-break. It is possible that something similar will happen in a meeting with a Serb.
Forecast — tie-break - yes for 2.65