David Goffin will play against Diego Schwartzman in the second round of the tournament in Antwerp. The game will start on October 20 at 18:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Schwartzman – 1.55.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.92.
Schwartzman will have to defend last year’s final in Antwerp, so we expect to see him perform at his best on these courts.
The tennis players have previously faced each other five times and all five matches have been tightly fought. We expect to see a long battle between Schwartzman and Goffin in this match. Both tennis players at the moment are in approximately the same playing conditions.
Goffin has been at his best on clay courts this season. David triumphed in Marrakech in April, beating Alex Molcan (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) in the final.
Goffin’s current results are far from ideal. Goffin dropped out of the Astana tournament in early October after a second-round exit. In the first round in Antwerp, David faced compatriot Gilles Arnaud Bailly (7-6, 5-7, 6-4) and managed to beat him in only three sets.
Goffin has won three times in his last five matches against the seeded players.
Schwartzman has failed in the last few tournaments. He lost to Mikael Ymer in the Davis Cup. He also lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas (2-6, 1-6) in the Laver Cup. He failed to beat Artur Rinderknech (3-6, 6-2, 6-7) in Tel Aviv.
Diego has not won a single set on the indoor hard court this season. In Antwerp, Schwartzman will have to defend last year’s final, in which he lost to Jannik Sinner (2-6, 2-6).
Schwartzman had won three of his previous five battles at the Antwerp indoors.
In 3 of Schwartzman’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 1.80.
Goffin has played three tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.97.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Goffin’s Rating – 58
David Goffin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/26
Schwartzman’s Rating – 19
Diego Schwartzman Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/23
Goffin leads with a score of 4-1 in the head-to-head matches. The last time they met was at the Laver Cup in 2018. In that match, Goffin defeated Schwartzman (6-4, 4-6, 11-9) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium.
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