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[Joca97]

The antwerp atp semifinals seem promising, thiem vs corda and aliasime vs gasquet, gasquet is a huge underdog despite the good performance he showed in this competition so far i think he will pose a big threat for the canadian i think a handicap for gasquet is a really good bet, and on the second game it seems difficult to predict both players made a great comeback recently i think we might see a three sets war.

Korda won against Thiem 2-1 and now is in the final and i was just thinking that this was the time he would win the tournament. Auger leading 1-0 in sets against Gasquet and looks like another final for him and maybe a chance to win two tournament in a row.

[LittleBitFunny]

@btc_angela for me personally he’s a mixed package, because whenever I start to feel that he’ll win he tends to lose so for a change I’m happy that he won his match and has now progressed to the semis. Also now I hope that he wins this tournament, because he seems really focused this time round and it’ll be really disappointing if he loses in the semis or in the finals and lastly anyone here thinking that he’ll win the finals if he makes it?.

I agree with you. He is a talented player and has played some great matches but he is not constant enough. I think a lot of people expected a lot more of Tsitsipas but it hasn't come out yet. He is only 24 years old so he got some time also.

Tsitsipas had a competent performance against Ymer. I think this was somewhat expected for a lot of people. Tsitsipas has been playing well recently. After his previous win against Cressy. He made a remarkable comeback in that match. And obviously looking at the skills of Tsitsipas, it was easy to predict that he was going to win against Ymer.

Against Ruusuvuori, Tsitsipas had a very convincing performance as well. Another two-set win for Tsitsipas.

The other one is De Minaur vs Rune.

In De Minaur vs Rune, Rune was the winner.

[aoluain]

The antwerp atp semifinals seem promising, thiem vs corda and aliasime vs gasquet, gasquet is a huge underdog despite the good performance he showed in this competition so far i think he will pose a big threat for the canadian i think a handicap for gasquet is a really good bet, and on the second game it seems difficult to predict both players made a great comeback recently i think we might see a three sets war.

Korda won against Thiem 2-1 and now is in the final and i was just thinking that this was the time he would win the tournament. Auger leading 1-0 in sets against Gasquet and looks like another final for him and maybe a chance to win two tournament in a row.

I got to see the last sets of each match. Thiem did really well to win a set, I think next year
for sure he will be a big challenger.

Felix AA had a massive service advantage over Gasquet which paid out for him when both
sets went to tie breaks. I was really impressed by Gasquet,  he is a very creative player and pulled
out some crazy shots.

Felix AA is favourite for another win here.

[KennyR]

My prediction of Rune having higher winning probability won, and I didn't expect the final to be a win from him. Once again Tsitsipas failed to win the trophy. Rune have won in the direct sets and this makes it a bad performance from Tsitsipas. Atleast he could've managed to take the match towards the third set. Now, Tsitsipas is to play against Dennis Novak in Vienna Open. We already knew the result for the match.

[Trofo]

Felix AA had a massive service advantage over Gasquet which paid out for him when both
sets went to tie breaks. I was really impressed by Gasquet,  he is a very creative player and pulled
out some crazy shots.

Felix AA is favourite for another win here.

Gasquet is a class act on the pitch all the way, age and injuries have taken their toll in the last couple of years and I did not expect him to get back to these levels again. I guess he decided there is still time for another resurgence on the tour.

My prediction of Rune having higher winning probability won, and I didn't expect the final to be a win from him. Once again Tsitsipas failed to win the trophy. Rune have won in the direct sets and this makes it a bad performance from Tsitsipas. Atleast he could've managed to take the match towards the third set. Now, Tsitsipas is to play against Djokovic in Vienna Open. We already knew the result for the match.

Didn't watch any match in this tournament but knowing the players and their capabilities I am a bit surprised by result. Rune is a great player but he has a lot of problems with consistency and i feel like Tsitisipas should have been more than able to use that to his advantage.

[Strongkored]

My prediction of Rune having higher winning probability won, and I didn't expect the final to be a win from him. Once again Tsitsipas failed to win the trophy. Rune have won in the direct sets and this makes it a bad performance from Tsitsipas. Atleast he could've managed to take the match towards the third set. Now, Tsitsipas is to play against Djokovic in Vienna Open. We already knew the result for the match.

Tsitsipas tried better in the second set there was a chance for him, but Rune did not give the slightest chance for his opponent to make it down. Tsitsipas is a good player but unfortunately he often disappoints even at important moments.
Waiting for what he can do to overcome Djokovic

[aoluain]

Felix AA had a massive service advantage over Gasquet which paid out for him when both
sets went to tie breaks. I was really impressed by Gasquet,  he is a very creative player and pulled
out some crazy shots.

Felix AA is favourite for another win here.

Gasquet is a class act on the pitch all the way, age and injuries have taken their toll in the last couple of years and I did not expect him to get back to these levels again. I guess he decided there is still time for another resurgence on the tour.

My prediction of Rune having higher winning probability won, and I didn't expect the final to be a win from him. Once again Tsitsipas failed to win the trophy. Rune have won in the direct sets and this makes it a bad performance from Tsitsipas. Atleast he could've managed to take the match towards the third set. Now, Tsitsipas is to play against Djokovic in Vienna Open. We already knew the result for the match.

Didn't watch any match in this tournament but knowing the players and their capabilities I am a bit surprised by result. Rune is a great player but he has a lot of problems with consistency and i feel like Tsitisipas should have been more than able to use that to his advantage.

Yes Gasquet's injuries have taken their toll, it would be nice to see him having a good spell
now, always entertaining to watch him.

As regards Tsitsipas v Rune, I was unsure which way to bet so I didn't in the end. It must
be unbelievably frustrating for Tsitsi to have reached so many finals and fall short and now
losing to Rune ^{well done to him to get it done in 2 sets!}

[Rabi3]

The antwerp atp semifinals seem promising, thiem vs corda and aliasime vs gasquet, gasquet is a huge underdog despite the good performance he showed in this competition so far i think he will pose a big threat for the canadian i think a handicap for gasquet is a really good bet, and on the second game it seems difficult to predict both players made a great comeback recently i think we might see a three sets war.

Korda won against Thiem 2-1 and now is in the final and i was just thinking that this was the time he would win the tournament. Auger leading 1-0 in sets against Gasquet and looks like another final for him and maybe a chance to win two tournament in a row.

Korda is one of my favorite youngsters out there right next to Sinner, i also expected him to win against Aliasime especially because the canadian already won a tournament not so long ago, so i thought that Korda will be more motivated in that final, this loss doesn't change my opinion on him as a player, i still have faith in him in the future.

[babygun]

Tsitsipas tried better in the second set there was a chance for him, but Rune did not give the slightest chance for his opponent to make it down. Tsitsipas is a good player but unfortunately he often disappoints even at important moments.
Waiting for what he can do to overcome Djokovic

This is something I was saying a couple of days ago. Tsitsipas is a talented player but once again, he disappoints by not winning the tournament. Have not heard a lot about Rune before but seems to be another young talent and only 19 years old (same as Alcaraz).

[aoluain]

Tsitsipas tried better in the second set there was a chance for him, but Rune did not give the slightest chance for his opponent to make it down. Tsitsipas is a good player but unfortunately he often disappoints even at important moments.
Waiting for what he can do to overcome Djokovic

This is something I was saying a couple of days ago. Tsitsipas is a talented player but once again, he disappoints by not winning the tournament. Have not heard a lot about Rune before but seems to be another young talent and only 19 years old (same as Alcaraz).

Oh yes Rune is a quality player, from seeing him play throughout the year he is
super competitive and super psyched all the time.

In contrast Korda seems very relaxed to him, he needs to get fired up more especially,
when you are in a final

[Ratash]

An easy win today in vienna tournament for rublev against shwartzman, the russian player was heavily favourite since shwartzman is having a bad streak he lost six consecutive games he was away from the latest stages in competitions recently i don't know why his performance has downgraded this year.

[KennyR]

An easy win today in vienna tournament for rublev against shwartzman, the russian player was heavily favourite since shwartzman is having a bad streak he lost six consecutive games he was away from the latest stages in competitions recently i don't know why his performance has downgraded this year.

An easy win for Andrey Rublev. He have got good consistency in his performance until reaching the round of 16 or to the quarter finals. From there his performance wasn't enough to move forward. In this match it is an easy win on direct sets. shwartzman wasn't good enough, because losing 6-4 & 6-1 in the second set looks completely an one sided game.

[Rabi3]

An easy win today in vienna tournament for rublev against shwartzman, the russian player was heavily favourite since shwartzman is having a bad streak he lost six consecutive games he was away from the latest stages in competitions recently i don't know why his performance has downgraded this year.

An easy win for Andrey Rublev. He have got good consistency in his performance until reaching the round of 16 or to the quarter finals. From there his performance wasn't enough to move forward. In this match it is an easy win on direct sets. shwartzman wasn't good enough, because losing 6-4 & 6-1 in the second set looks completely an one sided game.

Schwartzman is performing very bad lately, I don't know if age is affecting him or its just that he is not as good as he is on clay, hard court is not his favorite, but still, the odds for Rublev to win before the match were so low, the bookmakers knew how small the chances of Schwartzman was to win.

[aoluain]

I caught the last two sets of Alcaraz v Draper last night, Draper did really well by winning
the first set and almost bringing the third set to a tie break.

There are a lot of players present at the ATP Basel who have been making headlines recently,
Felix AA and Rune! I think this will be very interesting to see how these games turn out when
these young guns meet each other.

[LittleBitFunny]

I caught the last two sets of Alcaraz v Draper last night, Draper did really well by winning
the first set and almost bringing the third set to a tie break.

There are a lot of players present at the ATP Basel who have been making headlines recently,
Felix AA and Rune! I think this will be very interesting to see how these games turn out when
these young guns meet each other.

It was finally a strong performance from Alcaraz after some setbacks. I'm glad to see the number 1 seed winning again.

It was not clear, or at least I was not sure how the game would end after Alcaraz lost the first set. But Alcaraz made a comeback. He did well but I also think Draper put his heart and soul into this match. But in the end, it was not enough for Draper.

I think we are going to see a clash between young players. Especially players who are not only young but also really competent players in this game. Expectations are going to be high from Alcaraz.

[Kemarit]

I caught the last two sets of Alcaraz v Draper last night, Draper did really well by winning
the first set and almost bringing the third set to a tie break.

There are a lot of players present at the ATP Basel who have been making headlines recently,
Felix AA and Rune! I think this will be very interesting to see how these games turn out when
these young guns meet each other.

It was finally a strong performance from Alcaraz after some setbacks. I'm glad to see the number 1 seed winning again.

It was not clear, or at least I was not sure how the game would end after Alcaraz lost the first set. But Alcaraz made a comeback. He did well but I also think Draper put his heart and soul into this match. But in the end, it was not enough for Draper.

I think we are going to see a clash between young players. Especially players who are not only young but also really competent players in this game. Expectations are going to be high from Alcaraz.

As we have discussed Alcaraz mentality is not that of a kid anymore, he has focused, but sometimes there are mishaps and it's understandable.

You can't take anything from Draper, he fought good in the first set winning it, but I guess Alcaraz have to remind himself why he is the top seed and it could be just enough to motivate him and won the next two games and a close third set.

Later we will see Rune vs Alex De Minaur, and this is going to be a good match.

[aoluain]

I caught the last two sets of Alcaraz v Draper last night, Draper did really well by winning
the first set and almost bringing the third set to a tie break.

There are a lot of players present at the ATP Basel who have been making headlines recently,
Felix AA and Rune! I think this will be very interesting to see how these games turn out when
these young guns meet each other.

It was finally a strong performance from Alcaraz after some setbacks. I'm glad to see the number 1 seed winning again.

It was not clear, or at least I was not sure how the game would end after Alcaraz lost the first set. But Alcaraz made a comeback. He did well but I also think Draper put his heart and soul into this match. But in the end, it was not enough for Draper.

I think we are going to see a clash between young players. Especially players who are not only young but also really competent players in this game. Expectations are going to be high from Alcaraz.

As we have discussed Alcaraz mentality is not that of a kid anymore, he has focused, but sometimes there are mishaps and it's understandable.

You can't take anything from Draper, he fought good in the first set winning it, but I guess Alcaraz have to remind himself why he is the top seed and it could be just enough to motivate him and won the next two games and a close third set.

Later we will see Rune vs Alex De Minaur, and this is going to be a good match.

That should indeed be a good one, it's the first match of the day, I'm not betting on that
the odds are not that favourable even on handicap.

Some other interesting matches are:
Felix AA v Huesler - That will be a good test for Felix up against a player with the home
crowd behind him, I have Felix to win though.

Also Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp could be interesting, the Dutchman could trouble Alcaraz a bit.

[LittleBitFunny]

Later we will see Rune vs Alex De Minaur, and this is going to be a good match.

Rune vs Alex De Minaur, this is certainly going to be a very competitive game between them. In my opinion, both of them are very capable of winning this game. But I think Alex might be the winner. He is a better performer compared to Rune in my opinion.

Felix AA v Huesler - That will be a good test for Felix up against a player with the home
crowd behind him, I have Felix to win though.

Also Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp could be interesting, the Dutchman could trouble Alcaraz a bit.

Felix AA v Huesler- I also think Felix AA should be the winner in this match even though Huesler does have the home crowd behind him. The crowd can only cheer for him and do nothing else. Eventually, it comes down to the performance of the players on the court.

Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp- I think Alcaraz should win this match. I believe these to have met before and Alcaraz was the winner if I am not wrong. And I think this time it is not going to be any different

[btc_angela]

How about Stan Wawrinka defeating Casper Ruud in just 2 sets? 6-4, 6-4?

And yes, there are a lot of good matches as mentioned above and it's very to see which one is going to win.

Might be late in my timezone though, but definitely will be beating one of those matches and I will go with the over bet on this match. For sure it will be a very tough matches entering the quartefinals.

[Juggy777]

I caught the last two sets of Alcaraz v Draper last night, Draper did really well by winning
the first set and almost bringing the third set to a tie break.

There are a lot of players present at the ATP Basel who have been making headlines recently,
Felix AA and Rune! I think this will be very interesting to see how these games turn out when
these young guns meet each other.

It was finally a strong performance from Alcaraz after some setbacks. I'm glad to see the number 1 seed winning again.

It was not clear, or at least I was not sure how the game would end after Alcaraz lost the first set. But Alcaraz made a comeback. He did well but I also think Draper put his heart and soul into this match. But in the end, it was not enough for Draper.

I think we are going to see a clash between young players. Especially players who are not only young but also really competent players in this game. Expectations are going to be high from Alcaraz.

As we have discussed Alcaraz mentality is not that of a kid anymore, he has focused, but sometimes there are mishaps and it's understandable.

You can't take anything from Draper, he fought good in the first set winning it, but I guess Alcaraz have to remind himself why he is the top seed and it could be just enough to motivate him and won the next two games and a close third set.

Later we will see Rune vs Alex De Minaur, and this is going to be a good match.

That should indeed be a good one, it's the first match of the day, I'm not betting on that
the odds are not that favourable even on handicap.

Some other interesting matches are:
Felix AA v Huesler - That will be a good test for Felix up against a player with the home
crowd behind him, I have Felix to win though.

Also Alcaraz v van de Zandschulp could be interesting, the Dutchman could trouble Alcaraz a bit.

@kemarit indeed Alcaraz displayed an true champions mentality after going down in the first set and then winning the match, and thus I believe that he will only keep on getting better as he advances in this tournament. Also now he’s up against Van de Zandschulp, and I strongly feel that he’ll easily win this match too because of his terrific form.