Francisco Cerundolo will face Sebastian Baez in Bastad in the tournament’s final stage. The game will start on July 17 at 13:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2) for Baez – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21.5 – 1.74.
Baez had stronger opponents in the tournament than Cerundolo. Despite this, he passed them all too easily. In their head-to-head encounters, Baez is ahead too.
The last two meetings between the two players ended in three sets. It’s not out of the question that something similar will happen today. This is a final, so the opponents won’t feel sorry for each other.
Cerundolo reached the final at the ATP level for the second time in his career. Last year, he lost to Diego Schwartzman (1-6. 2-6) in the final game of the Argentina Open.
On Saturday, Francisco had a convincing win over Pablo Carreno Busta (6-3, 6-2). After the match, Cerundolo said it was one of the best matches of his career.
Pablo really had very few chances. Carreno Busta took only five games in total. That was after he defeated Schwartzman (6-1, 6-0) in the quarterfinals.
Cerundolo has only lost one set so far this week. In the second round, he defeated Casper Ruud (6-4, 3-6, 7-5) in the third set.
Cerundolo has lost six times in his last ten clay matches as an underdog.
Baez, meanwhile, reached his third career ATP final. Remarkably, the previous two were also this season. In the spring, he won a tournament in Estoril.
In the semi-finals, Sebastian beat Andrey Rublev (6-2, 6-4). In the first set, Andrey was more of a spectator, taking only two games.
In the second set, Baez led 3-0 with one break but lost his advantage. However, at 5-4 to Baez, Rublev failed to serve again. Sebastian outclassed the world #8 by absolutely every measure.
It was Baez’s first victory over a top-10 opponent.
Baez has celebrated four triumphs after his last five title matches.
In Baez’s last four 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 1.86.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Cerundolo’s Rating – 39
Francisco Cerundolo Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/19
Baez’s Rating -34
Sebastian Baez Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/20
Baez leads in the head-to-head encounter with a score of 2-1.
The match will be played at Center Court, Bastad Tennis Stadium, Bastad, Sweden.
We recommend checking out the odds for Swedish Open: Cerundolo vs Baez at Sportsbet.io and VBet.