John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz will play against each other in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. The game will start on August 17 at 17:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+3) for Isner – 1.48.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 24 – 1.72.
Isner knows well how to act in confrontations with Hurkacz. The two tennis players played twice. John won both matches. In one of them, by the way, John defeated Hubert in Cincinnati in 2020.
Given the speed of court coverage, you can make the assumption that there will be a lot of tie-breaks in the match. This is certainly to the advantage of John, who has won 7 of the last 8 tie-breaks played in his matches.
Both opponents have a strong serve in their arsenal. In the last three matches, Hubert had at least 18 aces. John’s serve is even higher. This is likely to be a long encounter.
Isner barely defeated Benjamin Bonzi (7-6, 3-6, 7-6) in the first round. John got Benjamin on the tie-break in the third set.
John also took the first set on a tie-break, while Bonzi won the second set with a score of 6-3.
Remarkably, Isner won a match in which he did not have a single break point.
However, it is also worth noting Isner’s almost flawless serve game. He won 91% of points on the first ball and made 31 aces.
Isner did not play in Montreal and only managed one round in Atlanta. After a tough win over Ben Shelton (7-6, 4-6, 7-6), he lost to Jenson Brooksby (3-6, 6-1, 6-4).
At least one tie-break has been played in 11 of Isner’s 14 hard-court matches.
Hurkacz, meanwhile, was one of the heroes of the Montreal Masters. He reached the final, in which he lost to Pablo Carreno-Busta (6-3, 3-6, 3-6). An incredibly upsetting defeat, but Pablo really did better in the third set.
Before that, Hubert defeated Nick Kyrgios (7-6, 6-7, 6-1) and Casper Ruud (5-7, 6-3, 6-2).
Interestingly, Hurkacz has reached the semi-finals at the Masters level four times in two years. It’s also surprising how cleverly Hubert uses the strengths of his game.
In Cincinnati last year, Hurkacz went two rounds before losing on two tie-breaks to Carreno-Busta (6-7, 6-7).
Hurkacz has played at least 23 games in his last five matches.
In 4 of Isner’s last 6 matches, the tie-break has been played. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 1.30.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Isner’s Rating – 50
John Isner Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/15
Hurkacz’s Rating – 10
Hubert Hurkacz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/14
Isner leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Court 3, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
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