The ATP Barcelona 500 is continuing at full speed and the next game which will close the centre court programme is between two surprises – Arthur Fils, who eliminated Alex De Minaur, and Dusan Lajovic, who eliminated Humbert and Fokina. The bookies believe the game will be long and interesting but let’s see what we think.
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Arthur Fils, a young French player seems to feel great on clay courts and he has achieved great results in the past 2 seasons. Even now, in Barcelona, he took the scalps from two serious opponents – Altmaier and De Minaur. His current year is not the strongest one but still, there are plenty of tennis months ahead and he can significantly increase his ranking and performance. For lots of people, the win against the Australian yesterday was a surprise but the truth is that De Minaur wasn’t that solid throughout the match and Fils won because of that, not because he did an extraordinary game.
On the other side, we have Dusan Lajovic, who is a very experienced clay court player from Serbia. I remember a few seasons ago when Lajovic was a real danger to all players when the clay seasons came. Lajovic played 3 games in this tournament, one more than Fils, and I think he is now very much prepared for the upcoming tough game. Moreover, this one game more is not the only good thing for Lajovic. He met the French 2 months ago, in Buenos Aires and he won 2-0, leaving him no chances. I am sure that this will boost his motivation and confidence even more.
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Betting Tip – Arthur Fils vs Dusan Lajovic
Indeed, Arthur Fils did a fantastic performance yesterday in his win against Alex De Minaur but the Australian is not a typical clay courter and despite the win against Nadal, he is definitely not in a condition to do something more on such type of surfaces. Lajovic is extremely dangerous on clay and after the game against Humbert which I watched a few days ago, I think he is well-prepared for a fight and with good/strong services, he can easily win his games and steal the match from his French opponent.
Betting Tip: Dusan Lajovic to Win
Betting Odds: 2.35
Bookmaker: 20bet