Tennis Tips today – Matches today 08.10.
Good news for Tuesday in Shanghai. The rain should not play a role in the rest of the tournament week. Some matches had to be postponed for several days. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are still waiting for their opponent in the round of 16.
Alexander Zverev, on the other hand, still has to get through the round of 32 players, but he will face an opponent who has already given him a hard time in a few duels. They last faced each other at the French Open, when Zverev made a spectacular comeback in the final set.
Griekspoor has only won one of five matches against the German number one, but that was on hard court. Will he manage a second coup in Shanghai? The odds offered by sports betting providers certainly don’t favor him.
In addition to Zverev, Novak Djokovic will also be back in the stadium of the city of millions on Tuesday. He will have to hold his own against the young Italian Flavio Cobolli, who defeated the old master Stan Wawrinka in his first match. However, our tennis tips today have even more to offer…
Tennis Tips Today – 08.10.2024
Taylor Fritz is one of the players who have partly spoiled Zverev’s tennis year 2024. The American was the final stop for the 2021 Olympic champion in Tokyo not only at Wimbledon but also at the US Open. But Fritz is still waiting for a major title.
At least he managed to win the Eastbourne grass court tournament with an ace this year, and in New York he came closer than ever before by reaching the final, but then had to pay tribute to high-flyer Sinner. He managed to win a Masters in Indian Wells in 2022, and he will be making another attempt in Shanghai.
The Californian will face Yosuke Watanuki for the second time in his career and, after 2023, the second time in Shanghai. Almost to the day, they played the second round last year, it was a narrow victory over three sets and two tiebreaks for the current world number seven.
I don’t expect it to be that close this time. The game between Roberto Carballes Baena and Ben Shelton should also be a fairly quick affair. Like Fritz, Shelton loves the fast hard court conditions. You can now get the appropriate odds for the Shanghai games in the individual sections for the matches of the day.
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Tennis Tips today 08.10.: Fritz – Watanuki
Fritz didn’t have it quite so easy against Terence Atmane. It was a match of good serves that ended in two tiebreaks, which the US Open finalist managed to win. Ultimately, it was a solid debut for Fritz, who lost to Arthur Fils in the first round of Tokyo.
Watanuki had a few highlights last year, reached a career-high ranking of 72, and also gave Fritz a tough match. After a six-month break, he returned to the court at the beginning of September, had a difficult start, but then went on to win through the qualifiers and the first two rounds in Shanghai. Fritz is now a completely different caliber.
Our expert tip: 2:0 Fritz
Tennis Betting today 08.10.: Griekspoor – Zverev
Griekspoor against Zverev, in this duel we can expect emotions, two hotspurs among themselves. Zverev did not show any weakness against Mattia Belluci in the first round match, winning the game easily in two sets and only offering one break chance. However, he is not at 100 percent after his pneumonia.
He coughed frequently during the match against his Italian opponent, but ultimately moved well on court. It will be much more uncomfortable against the aggressive playing Griekspoor. Especially since the 40 against Jordan Thompson presented a strong performance. In my opinion, he will offer a not-quite-fit Zverev a tough fight.
Our expert betting tip: Over 21.5 games
Tennis Betting Today 08.10.: Carballes Baena – Shelton
On hard courts, Carballes Baena does not feel as at home as he does on clay. The 31-year-old has only a 40 percent win rate on the surface. The victories against Roberto Bautista Agut and Arthur Fils were unexpected. Will the third strike now follow?
I doubt it. Shelton is in a different league, in my opinion he is one of the best hard court players in the world and needs another year or two of experience to finally break into the top 10. The very fast conditions in Shanghai suit his game. He earned 44 of 55 points on his serves in the first match against Denis Shapovalov.
Our expert tip: 2:0 Shelton
Tennis Betting today 08.08.: Cobolli – Djokovic
It almost came to a duel between two legends of the sport. However, Wawrinka, after leading the set, still lost to Cobolli, who will not forget this year’s Masters in a hurry. Since his father played against “Stan the Man” twice, and now it’s on to his childhood idol, Novak Djokovic.
He is the clear underdog with the bookmakers. It is definitely a disadvantage that he has a much shorter breather after the three-set match against Wawrinka. But the favorite odds are a bit too clear for me. Cobolli has already played his way into the spotlight several times this year, plays aggressively from the baseline and has good nerves.
Our expert tip: Over 19.5 Games
