Alex de Minaur and Jenson Brooksby will face each other in the title match of the Atlanta Open. The game will start on July 31 at 22:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+2) for De Minaur – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 22 – 1.77.
Brooksby is more deserving of the title. He has shown a more confident game than De Minaur in this tournament. On his own soil and with the support of the stands, he is expected to take the title. However, at this moment, De Minaur is more stable. Let’s not forget that he has already won the title in Atlanta. He doesn’t mind taking it again.
Both are having a great tournament, but both are unlikely to beat their opponent easily. De Minaur is known for always playing to the end. Alex runs after every ball and never lets up. There’s no doubt they will have a tough time against each other. It is likely to be a long encounter.
De Minaur reached his 10th career final. He had previously won five titles, four of them on hard court.
In the semi-finals, Alex had a strong win over Ilya Ivashka (5-7, 6-2, 6-2). Alex did not play the first set very well. In the second and third sets, he lost to Ilya only four games in total.
His quarter-final match against Adrian Mannarino (4-6, 6-3, 6-0) followed a similar pattern. De Minaur took the deciding set with a score of 6-0 in games.
In his first match at Atlanta, he defeated James Duckworth (6-4, 6-4).
Recall that De Minaur won the tournament in Atlanta in 2019.
De Minaur has won his last seven meetings in Atlanta.
Brooksby, meanwhile, reached his third final at the ATP level. Last season, Jenson lost a decisive match in Newport. Earlier this year he lost in the final in Dallas.
Last night, Jenson had an unexpectedly easy win over Francis Tiafoe (6-1, 6-4). In the first set, his opponent could only take one game. The second game was not as easy, but here also, Brooksby controlled the situation on the court.
Jenson had earlier wins against Benoit Paire (6-3, 6-1), Mackenzie McDonald (6-3, 6-4) and John Isner (3-6, 6-1, 6-4).
Brooksby has won six of his nine meetings on the open hard court this season against top-50 opponents.
In 5 of Brooksby’s last 6 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 2.15.
In 4 of De Minaur’s last 6 matches, winning sets have been exchanged. We offer to bet on “Both Players To Win At Least One Set – Yes” with odds of 2.08.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 9/10
De Minaur’s Rating – 30
Alex de Minaur Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/16
Brooksby’s Rating – 43
Jenson Brooksby Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/13
Alex and Jenson will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Stadium, Atlantic Station, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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