Dušan Lajović is the top-ranked competitor at the Challenger in Maspalomas. The top seed went to qualifier Andrei Chepelev in the first round, which was a lucky draw for the favourite. Will Lajovic take advantage of this generous gift of fortune? Dusan Lajovic and Andrey Chepelev will play against each other in the first round. The match will start on November 29 at 17:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5.5) for Chepelev – 1.75.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20 – 1.92.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.98.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – Tie-Break – Yes- 2.43.
Lajovic has been playing poorly this season, which has already taken the Serbian out of the top 100 in the world rankings. In recent tournaments, Dusan has not had much to show. He left Vienna after qualifying and lost in the first round at the Challenger in Valencia. We believe that the Serb will not stay in Maspolamos for long.
Lajovic, although favoured by the bookmakers, is unlikely to win this encounter easily. Dusan is in the mediocre form at the moment. In addition, Chepelev is showing good results on the clay, winning two tournaments this year. We expect a battle match in this pairing.
Lajovic has been weak this season, dropping out of the top 100 in the world rankings. Lately, Dušan has been playing more and more on the Challengers.
The more or less acceptable results include reaching the semi-finals of the Genoa tournament, as well as reaching the quarterfinals in Parma. Last week, the Serbian tennis player took part in the Challenger in Valencia, where he lost to Miljan Zekic (3-6, 5-7) in the first round.
Lajovic has five defeats in the last seven meetings.
Chepelev made it to the main draw of the Maspalomas tournament through qualification. In qualifying, Andrey defeated Leonid Sheyngezikht (3-6, 6-1, 6-3) in three sets and took on Aleksander Braynin (6-4, 7-6) in two sets.
On clay courts this season, the Russian tennis player has won 67 victories with 36 defeats and won two ITF events in the first half of the year. On the Challengers, Chepelev’s best result came at Cordenones, where he reached the quarter-finals.
Four of Chepelev’s five previous matches on clay have gone to a tie-break.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Dusan Lajovic’s Rating – 103
Dusan Lajovic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/30
Andrey Chepelev’s Rating – 367
Andrey Chepelev Wins/Losses in 2022 – 74/70
In 3 of Chepelev’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 1.98.
In the last five matches, Lajovic has played two tie-breaks We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.43.
They have never played against each other. Dusan Lajovic and Andrey Chepelev will play their first head-to-head match in Maspalomas.
The match will be played in Center Court, Maspalomas, Spain.
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