Mikael Ymer will face Ilya Ivashka in the first round of the Sofia Open. The game will start on September 26 at 17:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2.5) for Ymer – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.64.
Mikael Ymer is making good progress. Last week, the Swede managed to reach the quarterfinals in Metz. He is definitely in better form than Ivashka, who last appeared in an official match in early September at the US Open.
The two head-to-head encounters between the two tennis players were both scoreless. Both the matches in Orleans and Winston-Salem between Ymer and Ivashka ended in two sets. However, we don’t expect the upcoming meeting to follow a similar scenario.
Ymer had a decent showing in Metz last week, managing to make it through two rounds.
He easily defeated Adriano Mannarino (7-5, 6-0) and Gregoire Barrere (6-4, 6-3) before losing to Stan Wawrinka (4-6, 7-6, 6-7).
Mikael lost to the Swiss player only in the tiebreak of the third set.
In mid-September, Ymer scored two big wins in the Davis Cup. He defeated Diego Schwartzman and Jannik Sinner.
Last year, Ymer failed to qualify for the first round in Sofia.
Ymer has managed to break the first-round barrier in 7 of the last 10 tournaments.
Ivashka has not yet played once since the US Open. In New York, the Belarusian reached the fourth round and was close to being in the top eight.
In the 1/8 final, Ilya lost to Jannik Sinner (1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6). The defeat turned out to be as upsetting as possible. Jannik only snatched victory in the fifth set.
Prior to that Ivashka defeated Sam Querrey (4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3), Hubert Hurkacz (6-4, 4-6, 6-6, 6-3) and Lorenzo Musetti (6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Also worth mentioning is his performance in Atlanta. Here, Ilya reached the semi-finals.
Ivashka has lost 4 times in his last six meetings with the top 100.
In 4 of Ivashka’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.05.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Ymer’s Rating – 100
Mikael Ymer Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/21
Ivashka’s Rating – 59
Ilya Ivashka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 20/19
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters between the two players. The last time they met was at the Winston-Salem Open in 2021. In that match, Ivashka defeated Ymer (6-0, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Sofia Open: Ymer vs Ivashka at 22bet and MelBet.