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Tsitsipas v Hanfmann
Tsitsipas has been out of form for a while and he stopped the bad run with a win against Van De Zandschlup. Today he has a more serious match against Hanfmann. Hanfmann played a long 3-set match against Thiem and this is in Tsitsipas' favor. Still, Tsitsipas is not very confident this season and even if he wins, it could be a long match.

He is a great player but seems to have difficulty showing his greatness so some tournaments can only last a few rounds, if he can win and get to the final and can be champion it is actually normal because he also did it at the ATP 250 Los Cabos and it looks like it will be a second title for this year.
Tsitsipas has changed his coach several times and recently he has done it again while still having his father as one of his team. We will see whether the change in coach will make a difference to his career, as well as Holger Rune who is no longer with Patrick Mouratoglou and now he has appointed Boris Becker as the coach because he was quite disappointed with the results he got this year.
Boris Becker has quite a tough task because at the end of October, there will be the Paris Masters where Rune is the defending champion. If he hasn't found his best form, the title will be lost and many young players will have difficulty defending the title.

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Tsitsipas v Hanfmann
Tsitsipas has been out of form for a while and he stopped the bad run with a win against Van De Zandschlup. Today he has a more serious match against Hanfmann. Hanfmann played a long 3-set match against Thiem and this is in Tsitsipas' favor. Still, Tsitsipas is not very confident this season and even if he wins, it could be a long match.

He is a great player but seems to have difficulty showing his greatness so some tournaments can only last a few rounds, if he can win and get to the final and can be champion it is actually normal because he also did it at the ATP 250 Los Cabos and it looks like it will be a second title for this year.
Tsitsipas has changed his coach several times and recently he has done it again while still having his father as one of his team. We will see whether the change in coach will make a difference to his career, as well as Holger Rune who is no longer with Patrick Mouratoglou and now he has appointed Boris Becker as the coach because he was quite disappointed with the results he got this year.
Boris Becker has quite a tough task because at the end of October, there will be the Paris Masters where Rune is the defending champion. If he hasn't found his best form, the title will be lost and many young players will have difficulty defending the title.

Yeah, and it seems that Tsitsipas won against Hanfmann,



https://twitter.com/atptour/status/1715436948876153211

I haven't follow my tennis for months now, however, there could be some members here who knows that I'm a big fan of Tsitsipas way before he really had a break out performance like years ago. However, I will have to agree as a big fan of his that he hasn't reach his full potential, or maybe did peak already and now he can't pass that stage to become great as there are players that have over took him recently.

He could still be in the hunt at year's end bid to return to the Nitto ATP Finals.

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And it continues with the poor performance of Felix Auger-Aliassime. He managed to win two games in a row. But against Giron from USA it was over and he lost in two sets. So it comes to a semi-final between the USA. Shelton against Giron. Shelton is the favourite in this match and he has the possibility to enter the final. And how it looks, he will win this tournament in Tokyo.

And Shelton takes the win in a battling 3 set match, two tie breaks and only one
break of serve in the third set. Shelton is on his way to a possible first ATP title
if he wins this, which I think he has a very strong chance.

He will be facing either Mochizuki or Karatsev, TBH I can see him beating both but
the home guy Mochizuki is a bit unknown.

Its amazing how none of the top 10 players are in the reconing....

And Shelton takes the tournament title!

Karatsev yesterday beat Mochizuki after play was suspended for a time but he failed to overcome
Shelton. Final score over 2 sets was 5-7 and 1-6.

I checked the odds for hese two when it was 1-1 in the first set and they were even.


Tsitsipas failed to get past Fils in the semi final at Antwerp, he got beaten over 2 sets.

Fils now faces Bublik, seeded 4 and 3 respectively. Looking at the odds Fils is favourite
at 1.74 and Bublik is at 2.1, I'm doing a small bet on Bublik.

[aoluain]

Very interesting lineup tomorrow at the Vienna open, most notably Shelton v Sinner! that
promises to be a cracking match.

Odds have Sinner as favourite @ 1.27 against Shelton @ 3.89. I think they are a bit skewed
and Shelton could be worth a bet at that price.

This is a big tournament, Medvedev, Zverev, Sonego, Musetti and Karatsev are all playing tomorrow!

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And Shelton takes the tournament title!

Karatsev yesterday beat Mochizuki after play was suspended for a time but he failed to overcome
Shelton. Final score over 2 sets was 5-7 and 1-6.

With this win he has moved up to place 14 in the ATP ranking and is getting closer and closer to the top ten. Shelton is probably the biggest hope for the USA at the moment. In any case he is showing good development.
This week he is playing the tournament in Vienna (Austria) and will play against Sinner in the first round at 25.10. I think he can go very far in this tournament.

[aoluain]

And Shelton takes the tournament title!

Karatsev yesterday beat Mochizuki after play was suspended for a time but he failed to overcome
Shelton. Final score over 2 sets was 5-7 and 1-6.

With this win he has moved up to place 14 in the ATP ranking and is getting closer and closer to the top ten. Shelton is probably the biggest hope for the USA at the moment. In any case he is showing good development.
This week he is playing the tournament in Vienna (Austria) and will play against Sinner in the first round at 25.10. I think he can go very far in this tournament.

Definitely one to watch for the future and could easily go to the US #1 spot. He does
play Sinner next who is seeded #2 so its a tough one.

Dimitrov v Musetti has just started, I expect Dimitrov to win this one, he has been
playing good recently and Musetti has been quiet.

Earlier Tsitsipas, Paul and Rublev won which would be expected.

From an Italian point of view Sonego is leading Cerundolo ATM...

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With this win he has moved up to place 14 in the ATP ranking and is getting closer and closer to the top ten. Shelton is probably the biggest hope for the USA at the moment. In any case he is showing good development.
This week he is playing the tournament in Vienna (Austria) and will play against Sinner in the first round at 25.10. I think he can go very far in this tournament.

Definitely one to watch for the future and could easily go to the US #1 spot. He does
play Sinner next who is seeded #2 so its a tough one.

Both have played against each other one time so far. That was at the Shanghai Masters. Shelton had won then. But only because Sinner had a tough match in Beijing before. And  Sinner has not played a tournament since then and therefore he is better rested for this match. But Shelton has certainly gained a lot of confidence and with his young naivety he could beat Sinner. After that he could make it to the semi-finals.

[aoluain]

With this win he has moved up to place 14 in the ATP ranking and is getting closer and closer to the top ten. Shelton is probably the biggest hope for the USA at the moment. In any case he is showing good development.
This week he is playing the tournament in Vienna (Austria) and will play against Sinner in the first round at 25.10. I think he can go very far in this tournament.

Definitely one to watch for the future and could easily go to the US #1 spot. He does
play Sinner next who is seeded #2 so its a tough one.

Both have played against each other one time so far. That was at the Shanghai Masters. Shelton had won then. But only because Sinner had a tough match in Beijing before. And  Sinner has not played a tournament since then and therefore he is better rested for this match. But Shelton has certainly gained a lot of confidence and with his young naivety he could beat Sinner. After that he could make it to the semi-finals.

Today at the Vienna tournament Shelton failed to get past Sinner seeded 2. Sinner won
in 2 sets with a good challenge from Shelton in the first set tie break.

We already have some tasty lineups in the round of 16 tomorrow, Sinner plays Sonego,
Sinner should beat his countryman, I have no odds yet.

Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Paul, Rublev and Tiafoe through also...

Last match for today is Zverev v Norrie, Zverev ahead by 1 set, Norrie has been a bit
dissapointing recently.

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With this win he has moved up to place 14 in the ATP ranking and is getting closer and closer to the top ten. Shelton is probably the biggest hope for the USA at the moment. In any case he is showing good development.
This week he is playing the tournament in Vienna (Austria) and will play against Sinner in the first round at 25.10. I think he can go very far in this tournament.

Definitely one to watch for the future and could easily go to the US #1 spot. He does
play Sinner next who is seeded #2 so its a tough one.

Both have played against each other one time so far. That was at the Shanghai Masters. Shelton had won then. But only because Sinner had a tough match in Beijing before. And  Sinner has not played a tournament since then and therefore he is better rested for this match. But Shelton has certainly gained a lot of confidence and with his young naivety he could beat Sinner. After that he could make it to the semi-finals.

Sinner v Shelton was a close match as predicted. Sinner got revenge over the American 7:6,7:5. Frankly I was hoping to see the 3rd set in this one but Sinner was too good tonight.

Btw, was I the only one who spotted the weird ballkid gear: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24512663/tennis-fans-baffled-ballkids-bizarre-equipment-protocol/ ?

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Today at the Vienna tournament Shelton failed to get past Sinner seeded 2. Sinner won
in 2 sets with a good challenge from Shelton in the first set tie break.

We already have some tasty lineups in the round of 16 tomorrow, Sinner plays Sonego,
Sinner should beat his countryman, I have no odds yet.

Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Paul, Rublev and Tiafoe through also...

Last match for today is Zverev v Norrie, Zverev ahead by 1 set, Norrie has been a bit
dissapointing recently.

The first set was a real fight as Sinner won the set 7⁷-6². Even in the second set Shelton couldn't finish as Sinner took advantage and kept his lead. Sinner's next match against Sonego and this is going to be a win for Sinner.

Based on my prediction to reach the quarter finals are Rublev, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Tiafoe, Paul, Sinner. Already two have reached the quarter finals.

Other than this, already Zverev have confirmed his quarter final entry winning against Norrie and Khachanov have confirmed his position winning against Lehecka.

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Sinner v Shelton was a close match as predicted. Sinner got revenge over the American 7:6,7:5. Frankly I was hoping to see the 3rd set in this one but Sinner was too good tonight.

Btw, was I the only one who spotted the weird ballkid gear: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24512663/tennis-fans-baffled-ballkids-bizarre-equipment-protocol/ ?

I am sure many would have liked to see a third set. In any case, it was a good performance from Shelton. He did not make it easy for Sinner. I am curious to see how Sheltons performing is in one year. He is on a good way to get into the top 10.

The ball collector of the ball kids you mentioned also caught my eyes. If they can collect balls better with it they should keep using it.

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He could still be in the hunt at year's end bid to return to the Nitto ATP Finals.

He may still be qualified for the event if the players ranked below him cannot displace him because the remaining tournaments still allow for many things to happen.
An interesting match between Medvedev vs Dimitrov in Vienna, and seeing Dimitrov being able to take the first set from Medvedev was quite interesting because in several of their meetings, Dimitrov had difficulty being able to take just 1 set and this result opened up opportunities for Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals if he remains solid in the second set. However, Medvedev is not a player who will be easily beaten on hard courts so it looks like this will be a three-set match

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Holger Rune is back! He managed to win against Baez in Basel earlier today. The Dane won 7:6, 6:1 finally giving his fans a glimpse of hope after a series of losses.

Right now I'm watching Tiafoe v Monfils and the Frenchman unexpectedly took the first set 7:5. Let's see how this is going to play out.

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Holger Rune is back! He managed to win against Baez in Basel earlier today. The Dane won 7:6, 6:1 finally giving his fans a glimpse of hope after a series of losses.

Also an interesting tournament with surprising results so far. Ruud lost in 3 sets against the Swiss Stricker. in 3 sets. As in Japan and China, the local heroes seem to outgrow themselves in such tournaments.
Even surprising that Fritz was eliminated. His opponent, Shevchenko, will play against Felix AA in the next round. Felix AA won 2 matches so far.

In Austria, Zverev will play aginst Rublev. It will probably be a close match.

[aoluain]

In Austria, Zverev will play aginst Rublev. It will probably be a close match.

yes thats an interesting match up, Zverev gas found some form but Rublev will be tough
gor Zverev to beat I think.

Really tasty quarter finals in Vienna:::



The most interesting is Tsitsipas v Gojo who got a wildcard into the tournament,
and who could possibly beat Tsitsipas. His odds are 3.0!

Medvedev should win and
Sinner should win

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In Austria, Zverev will play aginst Rublev. It will probably be a close match.

yes thats an interesting match up, Zverev gas found some form but Rublev will be tough
gor Zverev to beat I think.

Really tasty quarter finals in Vienna:::



The most interesting is Tsitsipas v Gojo who got a wildcard into the tournament,
and who could possibly beat Tsitsipas. His odds are 3.0!

Medvedev should win and
Sinner should win

Yeah, any of these matches could have easily been a Masters or a Grand Slam final! I watched Rublev v Zverev and it was a great match! Rublev showed more consistency and won 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Earlier, Medvedev defeated Khachanov and Tsitsipas came out victorious agains Gojo.

Sinner v Tiafoe under way at the moment Sinner taking an early lead 3:0.

Meanwhile in Basel, Holger Rune continued his winning streak with a win against Etcheverry 6:1, 3:6, 7:6.

[romero121]

In Austria, Zverev will play aginst Rublev. It will probably be a close match.

yes thats an interesting match up, Zverev gas found some form but Rublev will be tough
gor Zverev to beat I think.

Really tasty quarter finals in Vienna:::



The most interesting is Tsitsipas v Gojo who got a wildcard into the tournament,
and who could possibly beat Tsitsipas. His odds are 3.0!

Medvedev should win and
Sinner should win

Yeah, any of these matches could have easily been a Masters or a Grand Slam final! I watched Rublev v Zverev and it was a great match! Rublev showed more consistency and won 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Earlier, Medvedev defeated Khachanov and Tsitsipas came out victorious agains Gojo.

Sinner v Tiafoe under way at the moment Sinner taking an early lead 3:0.

Meanwhile in Basel, Holger Rune continued his winning streak with a win against Etcheverry 6:1, 3:6, 7:6.

Finally top four seeds have reached the semifinals. The matches were between Medvedev and Tsitsipas, Rublev and Sinner.
Medvedev and Tsitsipas have met 12 times and it is Medvedev to take the lead of winning 8 matches. The recent match being played in the ATP Masters 1000 Rome in which Medvedev won 7-5 7-5
Based on the head to head stats, Sinner have won 3 matches and Rublev have won 2 matches. The recent encounter between the two had taken place in this year's ATP Masters Miami. In the match Sinner had won it in the dominant manner 6-2 6-4. Lets see what happens in the upcoming matches.

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In Austria, Zverev will play aginst Rublev. It will probably be a close match.

yes thats an interesting match up, Zverev gas found some form but Rublev will be tough
gor Zverev to beat I think.

Really tasty quarter finals in Vienna:::



The most interesting is Tsitsipas v Gojo who got a wildcard into the tournament,
and who could possibly beat Tsitsipas. His odds are 3.0!

Medvedev should win and
Sinner should win

Yeah, any of these matches could have easily been a Masters or a Grand Slam final! I watched Rublev v Zverev and it was a great match! Rublev showed more consistency and won 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Earlier, Medvedev defeated Khachanov and Tsitsipas came out victorious agains Gojo.

Sinner v Tiafoe under way at the moment Sinner taking an early lead 3:0.

Meanwhile in Basel, Holger Rune continued his winning streak with a win against Etcheverry 6:1, 3:6, 7:6.

Finally top four seeds have reached the semifinals. The matches were between Medvedev and Tsitsipas, Rublev and Sinner.
Medvedev and Tsitsipas have met 12 times and it is Medvedev to take the lead of winning 8 matches. The recent match being played in the ATP Masters 1000 Rome in which Medvedev won 7-5 7-5
Based on the head to head stats, Sinner have won 3 matches and Rublev have won 2 matches. The recent encounter between the two had taken place in this year's ATP Masters Miami. In the match Sinner had won it in the dominant manner 6-2 6-4. Lets see what happens in the upcoming matches.

Yes, its quite a rare thing for the top 4 seeds to be in the semifinals faving each other.

Medvedev plays Tsitsipas - Medvedev us rightly favourite at 1.35, I cant see Tsitsipas
getting.past Medvedev based on his current form.

Rublev plays Sinner - Sinner is favourite at 1.5, maybe a combo bet is on for medvedev
and Sinner, that would be "another" H2H for these two.

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...and so it comes to pass, another final against Medvedev and Sinner. Both players won their
matches yesterday in 2 sets but in fairness they were hard fought battles with tie breaks for both.

So for todays final the odds are close: Medvedev 1.71 v 2.15 Sinner.

Sinner has definitely improved this year and noticeably in the second half, he just
might pull off the win and is worth a 2.15 bet.

[romero121]

...and so it comes to pass, another final against Medvedev and Sinner. Both players won their
matches yesterday in 2 sets but in fairness they were hard fought battles with tie breaks for both.

So for todays final the odds are close: Medvedev 1.71 v 2.15 Sinner.

Sinner has definitely improved this year and noticeably in the second half, he just
might pull off the win and is worth a 2.15 bet.

Sinner had won the match against Medvedev 7⁹-6⁷ 4-6 6-3 which is real fight. The win of the first set through the tie breaker have made it a winning match for him. With the Vienna title win once again he makes himself a strong contender against Medvedev. Earlier in this month he won against him in the Beijing final. Medvedev at the presentation had mentioned it a tough match and both had met in four tour level finals this year and stands 2-2.