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O'Connell—Dimitrov. Prediction for the ATP Dubai match
O'Connell and Dimitrov will meet in the first round of the Dubai tournament on February 25. O'Connell is a convenient opponent for Dimitrov. Grigor beat the Australian three times earlier in his career. Will he be able to beat Christopher again? - the bets for this match are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Christopher O'Connell
AustraliaCurrent form
O'Connell made his way to the main draw of the Dubai tournament through qualifying. Christopher played flawlessly in the selection, beating both Abdulrahman Al-Janahi and Botik Van de Sandschulp in two sets. The Australian has six wins and four losses this season.
Professional qualities
O'Connell is a tennis player who feels comfortable on the defensive, confidently coping with the powerful serves of his opponents. The Australian has a good reaction and stability on the back line, which allows him to competently build a defensive game. In addition, he demonstrates a confident game at the net, where his actions often bring results. However, Christopher lacks the power to hit from the back, which often allows opponents to dominate the draws and work effectively on the reception. In matches against attacking tennis players, this becomes his weak spot.
Current indicators in the tour
O'Connell is ranked 75th in the world rankings. During his career, the Australian has won 15 trophies. He won his last title last year on the open hard court in Guangzhou.
Interesting facts for betting
O'Connell has scored five wins in his last six matches.
Grigor Dimitrov
BulgariaCurrent form
Dimitrov has failed the last two tournaments - following the results of the first round, he left both the Australian Open and the Doha competition. Perhaps Grigor has not yet fully healed the hip injury that began to bother him before the start of the major in Melbourne. The Bulgarian has three wins and three losses this season.
Professional qualities
If earlier Dimitrov's game was based on filigree technique, elegant shortened strokes and subtle tactical thinking, now the Bulgarian relies on power tennis. He holds his serve with confidence, which allows him to win easy points, but unlike many attacking tennis players, he doesn't tend to go to the net too often. For him, this is rather an unexpected tactical move, used at times when it is necessary to break the opponent's game. Most often, the Bulgarian tries to gain the upper hand through intelligent tennis on the back line, combining precise strokes with sudden changes in pace and direction of the ball.
Current indicators in the tour
Last season, Dimitrov won the tournament in Brisbane. It was the ninth ATP title of his career for the Bulgarian. Grigor is currently in 16th place in the world ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
Dimitrov collected three defeats in a row.
Trends
There is no Tie-breakbetin the match
This bet played in 3 of Dimitrov's 5 previous matches.
1.81Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
In 3 of O'Connell's last 5 matches, events on the court developed according to this scenario
2.31Tip and bets
Writing Dimitrov off after a quick departure at the Doha tournament is clearly not worth it — especially before the match with O'Connell, whom the Bulgarian has consistently beaten in all previous face-to-face meetings. Christopher is a convenient opponent for Grigor, and therefore, we believe that it is time for him to return to the winning path.
Our forecast is that Dimitrov will win with a handicap of (-3) games for a coefficient of 1.74
Bet on the total
The tennis players had previously met three times during their careers. Their last face-to-face match took place two years ago in Chengdu and was played in two games. We expect that the upcoming match between O'Connell and Dimitrov will also be a grassroots one.
The second forecast is a total of less than 23 games, a coefficient of 1.77
Bet on the first set
In three of Dimitrov's last five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We expect that the upcoming match against O'Connell will also begin with the "riding" of the first game.
The forecast is a total of more than 9.5 games in the first set for a coefficient of 1.64
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