Dominic Thiem and Juan Pablo Varillas will play against each other in the second round of the Argentina Open. The match will start on February 16 at 16:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Thiem – 1.77.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.788.
Thiem played fairly confidently in his first match. The Austrian seems to be well prepared for the tournament, so he should easily cope with Varillas. Especially since Dominic defeated the Latin American (6-4, 6-3) last season. Expect a repeat of the scenario.
Thiem is unlikely to provide many opportunities for Varillas. He has already handled the Chilean once with ease. It is unlikely that the next encounter will be a high-scoring encounter.
Thiem has yet to perform well on other surfaces, so he has decided to opt for clay. Dominic has had his fair share of success in South America. Maybe this time he will be able to get some ranking points.
Dominic finally picked up his first win of the season earlier this week, snapping a streak of five defeats.
The former world #3 defeated Alex Molcan (7-6, 6-3) in the first round.
Thiem was in an absolutely despondent mood before the match, but in the end, he showed great tennis. We had to admit that the Austrian is still good on the clay.
Thiem lost only one game on his serve. It happened at the end of the first set when he had a chance to serve for the match at 6:5.
Thiem has won Argentina Open twice: in 2016 and 2018.
Juan Pablo reached the main draw through qualification. In the decisive round of qualifying, the Peruvian defeated the experienced Argentine Federico Delbonis (7-5, 6-2).
In the first round, Varillas defeated Joao Sousa of Portugal (6-2, 7-5).
Before that, the 27-year-old had a poor showing in Córdoba, losing straight away to Dusan Lajovic (6-7, 3-6).
Varillas made it through one round at the Challenger in Concepcion, Chile. He was stopped by Argentina’s Facundo Acosta (1-6, 7-5, 3-6 in the second round.
Varillas has not lost a single set this year in Buenos Aires.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 6/10
Dominic Thiem’s Rating – 99
Dominic Thiem Wins/Losses in 2023 – 2/3
Juan Pablo Varillas’s Rating – 101
Juan Pablo Varillas Wins/Losses in 2023 – 6/4
In 3 of Varillas’ 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 1.788.
Thiem leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Swiss Open in 2022. In that match, Thiem defeated Varillas (6-4, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played in Court Guillermo Vilas, Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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