Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Dusan Lajovic will play against each other in the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open. The match will start on February 17 at 22:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-5) for Alcaraz – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 21 – 1.63.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.51.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – Tie-Break – No – 1.28.
Alcaraz Garfia in his opening game in Buenos Aires showed good readiness for the clay portion of the season. You can see that the Spaniard is no longer bothered by his hip injury and is ready for new achievements. We expect a productive performance from Carlos on the local courts.
Alcaraz Garfia and Lajovic met last season. The encounter took place in the Australian Open and was played rather quickly. We expect the upcoming match between the tennis players to be fast as well and not go beyond two sets.
Alcaraz played his first match in three and a half months earlier this week.
The Spaniard was recovering from an abdominal muscle injury at the end of last year and suffered a thigh injury earlier this year.
In the first match, Carlos defeated Laslo Djere (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) after an unpleasant break.
In the second set, the 19-year-old Spaniard was unable to break serve at 4:5. However, it never came to drama. Alcaraz easily took the deciding set.
Given that it was the first game after two injuries, Alcaraz showed excellent tennis.
Alcaraz has won four of his last five matches on clay.
As a reminder, Carlos won five trophies last year, including the US Open.
Dušan, meanwhile, made his way to the main draw through qualification.
In his first match after qualifying, Lajovic defeated Sebastian Baez (3-6, 7-6, 6-3), who retained his title last week in Cordoba. In the second round, Lajovic defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli (6-3, 6-1).
The Serbian defeated Renzo Olivo (6-3, 6-4) and Felipe Meligeni Alves (6-3, 6-3) in the qualifying.
Before Argentina Open, Lajovic had only one win on the ATP main draw this year.
Lajovic has won his last four consecutive matches at the ATP-250 level.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 6/10
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia’s Rating – 2
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins/Losses in 2023 – 1/0
Dusan Lajovic’s Rating – 90
Dusan Lajovic Wins/Losses in 2023 – 5/3
In 4 of Lajovic’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 1.51.
Alcaraz Garfia has played only one tie-break in their last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – No” with odds of 1.28.
Alcaraz leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Australian Open in 2022. Alcaraz defeated Lajovic (6-2, 6-1, 7-5) in three sets.
The match will be played in Court Guillermo Vilas, Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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