The clay battles of Umag are coming to a close and Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will play against each other in the final game. Carlos will be looking to defend his title and seek revenge for his recent defeat at Wimbledon, while Jannik is looking to win his first trophy in 2022. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Jannik Sinner will face each other in the final game of the Croatia Open. The game will start on July 31 at 19:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+2) for Sinner – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 22.5 – 1.78.
There is no doubt that Alcaraz Garfia will do his best to defend his title in Umag. However, he will be opposed in Umag by Sinner, who is in great form at the moment and has also just recently beaten Alcaraz Garfia at Wimbledon. We suggest that Sinner should be the one to get the title in Umag.
The tennis players have met each other three times before and all three matches have been long. We expect the upcoming match to be a tightly fought affair as well, with the winner likely to be decided after three sets.
Alcaraz reached the final for the sixth time this season, making him the 4th racket in the world as of next week.
On Saturday, Carlos narrowly defeated Giulio Zeppieri (7-5, 4-6, 6-3). Contrary to expectations, it was a difficult match.
Carlos not easily took the first set, then dropped the second and only in the third set was he able to reclaim the lead.
There was a very unpleasant episode in the course of the match when Alcaraz twisted his ankle. However, fortunately, it all worked out and at the press conference, he announced that he would be ready for the final.
On his way to the final game, he also defeated Norbert Gombos (6-2, 6-3) and Facundo Bagnis (6-0, 6-4).
Alcaraz has won six times in his last seven meetings with the top ten.
Sinner, meanwhile, reached the final for the first time in his career outside the hard court.
In the semi-finals, Jannik defeated Franco Agamenone (6-1, 6-3) handily, giving up just four games.
Unlike Alcaraz, Sinner has not lost a single set so far this week. In previous matches, he had wins over Jaume Munar (6-4, 6-4) and Roberto Carballes Baena (6-4, 7-5).
Jannik Sinner will play in the final for the first time this season. He has previously managed to reach the quarter-finals at six tournaments.
Sinner has won all four previous ATP 250 finals.
In 3 of Sinner’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 1.70.
Alcaraz Garfia has played two tie-breaks in the last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.71.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Alcaraz’s Rating – 5
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 42/8
Sinner’s Rating – 10
Jannik Sinner Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/9
The score in the head-to-head meetings is 2-1 in favour of Carlos Alcaraz.
The match will be played at Goran Ivanisevic Stadium, ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia.