David Goffin and Jack Sock will face each other in the first-round game of the Citi Open. The game will start on August 2 at 20:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2) for Goffin – 1.79.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 22 – 1.70.
Goffen leads 3-0 in head-to-head encounters against Sock. He will be favoured in the upcoming match. David is well rested for the start of the American series, so we expect a productive game from David in Washington.
Goffin is the favourite in this pairing, but we think he will have a tough match. Sock is now as close to his former playing form as he has ever been this season and will undoubtedly not be easy prey for Goffin in this encounter.
Goffen performed well at Wimbledon in early June, reaching the quarter-finals. If the ATP had not stripped Wimbledon of points for not allowing the Russians in, David could have improved his position in the rankings considerably. In the meantime, he sits in the 60th place.
In London, David beat Radu Albot (6-2, 6-2, 7-6), Sebastian Baez (6-1, 6-2, 6-4), Ugo Humbert (4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5) and Frances Tiafoe (7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5) before losing to Cameron Norrie (6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7).
Goffin won the tournament in Marrakech in the spring and played well at the Masters in Monte Carlo and Madrid, where he went two rounds each. At Roland Garros, the former world #7 also won two matches.
In 2018, Goffin reached the quarter-finals in Washington.
Goffin has seven wins in a row as a favourite.
Sock did not have much luck in Atlanta last week. In the first match, the former world #8 lost to Tommy Paul (1-6, 1-6), taking only two games.
It was probably Jack’s worst match of the year. There have been plenty of defeats, but this one turned out to be too unpleasant.
Even more so on the back of a decent performance at Wimbledon. In London, the American qualified and won two matches in the main draw.
In 2017, Sock reached the semi-finals at the tournament in Washington.
Sock has lost three of his last seven matches to top-100 opponents.
In 4 of Sock’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.22.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Goffin’s Rating – 63
David Goffin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/14
Sock’s Rating – 106
Jack Sock Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/17
Goffin leads with a score of 3-0. The last time he did so was five years ago (7-6, 6-3).
The match will be played at Grandstand, William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington, USA.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Citi Open: Goffin vs Sock at Helabet and Melbet.