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The match between Paul and Nadal is about to start. Nadal is the clear favourite in this match. Especially since Paul is currently going through a weak phase at the end of the season. He has won against Bautista Agut before. But Bautista had not shown a good performance. And so far Paul has always been knocked out in the second round in Paris. That will probably be the case again this time.

Not so!
Paul is through after beating Nadal in 3 sets. I saw the first set and thought Nadal's serve
was not great, he was giving a lot of errors there. Paul broke Nadal in the first game of
the first set but Nadal still won that, Paul won the second in a tie break and surprisingly won
the third 6-1. Bear in mind Nadal had a lengthy a sense from the tour and was was back here
to get some game time in for the finals.

I was going to bet on this match but didn't know which way to go so I held off, I probably
would have gone with Nadal though.

Yes, I guess I was wrong after all. It happens sometimes. 
That was a great performance by Paul. Nadal gave up after the second set. Paul then understood that he could win and did it. Now he will play against Carreno Busta. I have no idea how this match will end. The bookmakers see Carreno Busta as the favourite.

I am curious about the game between Musetti and Ruud. Here I see Musetti with advantages. He has won 10 times in the last few weeks and has improved on the hard court. Ruud had problems in the match against Gasquet in the second set.

[Trofo]

Will we see more of this type of celebration? anyway, congratulations to Daniil Medvedev

The same Daniil Medvedev that was celebrated was the tennis player that give me a loss in today's Paris Masters Tennis tournament bet when he played against Alex de Minaur. It hurt because I strongly believe he ^{(Daniil Medvedev)} will win the game when I was given the chance to sell the game at a fair price I ignore it until I lost the whole bet.

Did not watch the match but De Minaur is in good form now and I skipped that one yesterday. My main pick today is De Minaur ML against Tiafoe @1.9. This one could be a bit trickier for him since Tiafoe has the shotpower to power trough De Minaur defense but I belive that De Minaur will manage to force a lot of "unforced errors" and win in the end.

[Slow death]

Carlos Alcaraz - Grigor Dimitrov

I Think Carlos Alcaraz will win the game, although he had an injury that was not even expected to participate in this tournament, he managed to participate and won the world number 38 Yoshihito Nishioka, so that gives me hope that Carlos Alcaraz can win Grigor Dimitrov who occupies the position of number 28 in the ATP ranking

Holger Rune - Andrey Rublev

Holger Rune occupies the position of number 18 in the ATP ranking, he is in a good moment of his short career, this year he won two ATP titles in Munich and Stockholm, while his opponent Andrey Rublev is in the position 9 in the ATP ranking I Think Andrey Rublev to win this game

Lorenzo Musetti - Casper Ruud

Lorenzo Musetti is in the position of number 23 in the ATP ranking, this was the best position he has ever reached in his career, he managed to beat Marin Cilic and Georgia player Nikolos Basilashvili without having many difficulties, while his opponent Casper Ruud is in the position of number 4 in the ATP ranking, in my opinion Lorenzo Musetti will win this game

[bitbollo]

Carlos Alcaraz - Grigor Dimitrov

I Think Carlos Alcaraz will win the game, although he had an injury that was not even expected to participate in this tournament, he managed to participate and won the world number 38 Yoshihito Nishioka, so that gives me hope that Carlos Alcaraz can win Grigor Dimitrov who occupies the position of number 28 in the ATP ranking

Holger Rune - Andrey Rublev

Holger Rune occupies the position of number 18 in the ATP ranking, he is in a good moment of his short career, this year he won two ATP titles in Munich and Stockholm, while his opponent Andrey Rublev is in the position 9 in the ATP ranking I Think Andrey Rublev to win this game

Lorenzo Musetti - Casper Ruud

Lorenzo Musetti is in the position of number 23 in the ATP ranking, this was the best position he has ever reached in his career, he managed to beat Marin Cilic and Georgia player Nikolos Basilashvili without having many difficulties, while his opponent Casper Ruud is in the position of number 4 in the ATP ranking, in my opinion Lorenzo Musetti will win this game

And Holger Rune win again!
Only in two sets and he has not much difficult against Rublev. 6-4 7-5

The match was essentially easy for him (against Wawrinka it was completely another kind of effort).
Despite he was not the favorite he has been able to compete at a really high level even today...

Meanwhile nice win by Musetti (it was not easy at all) and by Alcaraz!

[Strongkored]

Gilles Simon retired and bid farewell to the tennis world after losing to Felix Auger, he could have done well yesterday and beat Fritz but today Felix dominated it wasn't a tight match especially in the first set.
Looking forward to the next match of N. Djokovic vs. K. Khachanov, I thought it would be a two sets match and Djokovic won it, this year he hasn't participated in many tournaments but that doesn't affect him at all even since the wimbledon champion he hasn't been defeated

[aoluain]

Carlos Alcaraz - Grigor Dimitrov

I Think Carlos Alcaraz will win the game, although he had an injury that was not even expected to participate in this tournament, he managed to participate and won the world number 38 Yoshihito Nishioka, so that gives me hope that Carlos Alcaraz can win Grigor Dimitrov who occupies the position of number 28 in the ATP ranking

Holger Rune - Andrey Rublev

Holger Rune occupies the position of number 18 in the ATP ranking, he is in a good moment of his short career, this year he won two ATP titles in Munich and Stockholm, while his opponent Andrey Rublev is in the position 9 in the ATP ranking I Think Andrey Rublev to win this game

Lorenzo Musetti - Casper Ruud

Lorenzo Musetti is in the position of number 23 in the ATP ranking, this was the best position he has ever reached in his career, he managed to beat Marin Cilic and Georgia player Nikolos Basilashvili without having many difficulties, while his opponent Casper Ruud is in the position of number 4 in the ATP ranking, in my opinion Lorenzo Musetti will win this game

And Holger Rune win again!
Only in two sets and he has not much difficult against Rublev. 6-4 7-5

The match was essentially easy for him (against Wawrinka it was completely another kind of effort).
Despite he was not the favorite he has been able to compete at a really high level even today...

Meanwhile nice win by Musetti (it was not easy at all) and by Alcaraz!

Ah bitbollo I can imagine you are happy with that win by Musetti! he is actually playing well now.

But Rune - he is looking very dangerous now and plays his former junior doubles partner tomorrow!
Alcaraz. I'm not betting on that one but I could see Rune posing serious trouble for Alcaraz.

[bitbollo]

Ah bitbollo I can imagine you are happy with that win by Musetti! he is actually playing well now.

But Rune - he is looking very dangerous now and plays his former junior doubles partner tomorrow!
Alcaraz. I'm not betting on that one but I could see Rune posing serious trouble for Alcaraz.

Musetti is giving great satisfaction, there is little to add. I mean he won against Berrettini in a deserved but somewhat unexpected way...he is in a superb form, I am always glad to see Italians achieve a good performance.
But I must tell you that as a "gambler" I never cheer for anyone

In this tournament Rune looks like "a loose cannon". Against Alcaraz it will be for sure a nice show.

I have to admit that he has improved a lot since the last few matches and I think he could be another "TOP 10" player in the next few years.
Many players accuse him of having a childish attitude (as happened at the end of the match against Wawrinka), this could be a weak point for his future.

[Joca97]

Gilles Simon retired and bid farewell to the tennis world after losing to Felix Auger, he could have done well yesterday and beat Fritz but today Felix dominated it wasn't a tight match especially in the first set.
Looking forward to the next match of N. Djokovic vs. K. Khachanov, I thought it would be a two sets match and Djokovic won it, this year he hasn't participated in many tournaments but that doesn't affect him at all even since the wimbledon champion he hasn't been defeated

Gilles Simon played really well and its really sad to see him retire. He wasnt no match today for Auger but gaved it his all. Auger still continues to dominate and is still on a huge winning streak. Djokovic destroyed Khachanov easily and is going to play against Musetti and that shouldnt be a problem for him.

[Strongkored]

Djokovic destroyed Khachanov easily and is going to play against Musetti and that shouldnt be a problem for him.

Seeing his performance against Ruud, this time Djokovic will have a different resistance than when he beat Khachanov, but I'm more looking to the Alcaraz vs Rune match this is will be moreinteresting and choosing Rune in ML.
Alcaraz is great so far but Rune is not an opponent to be underestimated, some tournaments he puts up a strong fight against his opponents so it will be like that too

[Yaunfitda]

Djokovic destroyed Khachanov easily and is going to play against Musetti and that shouldnt be a problem for him.

Seeing his performance against Ruud, this time Djokovic will have a different resistance than when he beat Khachanov, but I'm more looking to the Alcaraz vs Rune match this is will be moreinteresting and choosing Rune in ML.
Alcaraz is great so far but Rune is not an opponent to be underestimated, some tournaments he puts up a strong fight against his opponents so it will be like that too

Alcaraz still the favorite against Rune, but I think this match will be closer that it appear on paper. But I will have Alcaraz -2.5 @1.72 odds. I'm looking at the over but it seems this is riskier so I might stay with the handicap bet for Alcaraz and hopefully he can cover that.

The Tsitsipas vs Paul is very much close as far as the odds though, so I'm skipping this one.

Djokovic vs Musetti, Djokovic ML at 1.10, lol.

[Ratash]

It seems that Holger Rune will have a chance for revenge against aliassime on the paris tournament they will meet in the semi finals tomorrow, aliassime is the favourite one but i think Rune has improved even more since their last encounter so i don't think the outcome will be the same i think we will see a three sets game.

[KennyR]

It seems that Holger Rune will have a chance for revenge against aliassime on the paris tournament they will meet in the semi finals tomorrow, aliassime is the favourite one but i think Rune has improved even more since their last encounter so i don't think the outcome will be the same i think we will see a three sets game.

I expected Rune to win the Swiss indoors, but Felix Augur made it an easy win. Now once again meeting in the Paris Masters semifinals. The match connect is interesting, but I don't think Rune will be able to win Felix Augur. As stated, if the match move to the third set, then we can expect more changes in the match outcome. Probably Felix will try to implement the same pattern of play as the previous one.

[Joca97]

It seems that Holger Rune will have a chance for revenge against aliassime on the paris tournament they will meet in the semi finals tomorrow, aliassime is the favourite one but i think Rune has improved even more since their last encounter so i don't think the outcome will be the same i think we will see a three sets game.

I expected Rune to win the Swiss indoors, but Felix Augur made it an easy win. Now once again meeting in the Paris Masters semifinals. The match connect is interesting, but I don't think Rune will be able to win Felix Augur. As stated, if the match move to the third set, then we can expect more changes in the match outcome. Probably Felix will try to implement the same pattern of play as the previous one.

This will be a really intresting match and i dont know honestly who i should pick in this match and i think im gonna skip it. Watched Rune today and really surprised how good he played against Alcaraz. Also Auger currently is on a 15+ match winning streak so this will be really intresting to see what will happen.

[Strongkored]

Djokovic vs Musetti, Djokovic ML at 1.10, lol.

Odds on Djokovic are often a joke, even today's semi-final when he will play againts Tsitsipas the odds are only at 1.21, but since Djokovic's last two meetings in this year have always had positive results and it was relatively easy to beat Tsitsipas, I thought why not to try it.

[TravelMug]

It seems that Holger Rune will have a chance for revenge against aliassime on the paris tournament they will meet in the semi finals tomorrow, aliassime is the favourite one but i think Rune has improved even more since their last encounter so i don't think the outcome will be the same i think we will see a three sets game.

I expected Rune to win the Swiss indoors, but Felix Augur made it an easy win. Now once again meeting in the Paris Masters semifinals. The match connect is interesting, but I don't think Rune will be able to win Felix Augur. As stated, if the match move to the third set, then we can expect more changes in the match outcome. Probably Felix will try to implement the same pattern of play as the previous one.

Felix-AA is the favorite against Rune, so I wouldn't be surprised, I'm taking him at -2.5 handicap at 1.72. It was just like Felix-AA has found his rhythm in the last 3 tournaments that he is in and even if he has to face a tough opponent, he seems to be getting the feel and beating them in like 2 sets easy.

Djokovic against Tsitsipas, not sure how mentally prepared Tsitsipas it, but let's hope that this will be a good match, although I might be skipping this and just enjoy because I will want Tsitsipas to win but it will be a difficult one against Djokovic.

[aoluain]

It seems that Holger Rune will have a chance for revenge against aliassime on the paris tournament they will meet in the semi finals tomorrow, aliassime is the favourite one but i think Rune has improved even more since their last encounter so i don't think the outcome will be the same i think we will see a three sets game.

I expected Rune to win the Swiss indoors, but Felix Augur made it an easy win. Now once again meeting in the Paris Masters semifinals. The match connect is interesting, but I don't think Rune will be able to win Felix Augur. As stated, if the match move to the third set, then we can expect more changes in the match outcome. Probably Felix will try to implement the same pattern of play as the previous one.

Felix-AA is the favorite against Rune, so I wouldn't be surprised, I'm taking him at -2.5 handicap at 1.72. It was just like Felix-AA has found his rhythm in the last 3 tournaments that he is in and even if he has to face a tough opponent, he seems to be getting the feel and beating them in like 2 sets easy.

Djokovic against Tsitsipas, not sure how mentally prepared Tsitsipas it, but let's hope that this will be a good match, although I might be skipping this and just enjoy because I will want Tsitsipas to win but it will be a difficult one against Djokovic.

Felix indeed is favourite but I think Rune has the potential for another big upset, he is on
a roll and I think the match could be closer than the odds suspect, for something different
I have gone with a +3 on Rune.

Anyone watch Musetti v Djokovic last night? It was really a one sided affair. I had Djokovic
on a -5.5 handicap at 2.1 and he won in 2 sets by 9 games.

Pity for Musetti, he was doing so well.

[bitbollo]

The match Rune vs FAA has just ended... and again Rune has been literally DEVASTATING. 6-4 / 6-2
in second set he has not given any opportunity to FAA. He has been impressive.
Yesterday against Alcaraz it was another nice match, but the Spaniard was injured and unable to fight for the whole match. However in the second set he was already loosing the tie break (3-1) when he decide to retire...

Musetti yesterday has been a bit unlucky, but he is really young so he has enough time to reach better results for sure.
Djokovic is already one of the stronger player on this tournament and it's really hard to stop on that surface.
Let's see against Tsitsi what he can do

[Zackgeno96]

The number 1 in the world, Carlos Alcaraz, has stopped playing tennis for the time being. He has suffered an abdominal injury and is unable to play tournaments for the time being. He can't compete in the Davis Cup on behalf of Spain either, they will miss him very much. It seems like a harmless injury, but it can last for a while. Nadal had the exact same injury during Wimbledon or the Australian Open, I don't remember. As a result, he had to give up his match in the semi-finals without taking action. I also expect a lot from Jack Sinner soon, he is at the lower top of the world, waiting for his real breakthrough soon. He is one of the tennis players who should be able to knock Alcaraz off the throne.

[aoluain]

The match Rune vs FAA has just ended... and again Rune has been literally DEVASTATING. 6-4 / 6-2
in second set he has not given any opportunity to FAA. He has been impressive.
Yesterday against Alcaraz it was another nice match, but the Spaniard was injured and unable to fight for the whole match. However in the second set he was already loosing the tie break (3-1) when he decide to retire...

Musetti yesterday has been a bit unlucky, but he is really young so he has enough time to reach better results for sure.
Djokovic is already one of the stronger player on this tournament and it's really hard to stop on that surface.
Let's see against Tsitsi what he can do

There you go now, what a devasting win by Rune.

Djokovic v Tsitsipas is in the 3rd set, I think Rune could beat Tsitsipas but what could
he do against Djokovic, very interesting match up against either.

The number 1 in the world, Carlos Alcaraz, has stopped playing tennis for the time being. He has suffered an abdominal injury and is unable to play tournaments for the time being. He can't compete in the Davis Cup on behalf of Spain either, they will miss him very much. It seems like a harmless injury, but it can last for a while. Nadal had the exact same injury during Wimbledon or the Australian Open, I don't remember. As a result, he had to give up his match in the semi-finals without taking action. I also expect a lot from Jack Sinner soon, he is at the lower top of the world, waiting for his real breakthrough soon. He is one of the tennis players who should be able to knock Alcaraz off the throne.

That's big news, he must be seriously injured?
IMO that's a small bit worrying that he has to pull out of the finals.

[Ratash]

Djokoivc and Rune meet up for the second time after both beating their opponents in paris atp semi finals, Rune had an easy win against aliassime but djokovic had some trouble against tsitsipas i think the final will be interesting and rune might actually have a chance against djokovic in his current condition.