Marin Cilic will play against Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Paris Masters. The match will start on October 31 at 16:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Cilic – 1.86.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 24 – 1.58.
A year ago, the two men met at the Miami Masters and Cilic won that game. He will certainly have the advantage when it comes to fast surfaces.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players was a scoreless one. Cilic and Musetti met last season at the Miami Masters and Marin won in two sets. We expect something similar in the upcoming match.
Čilic made a good start to the autumn part of the season. In early October, Marin reached the final in Tel Aviv, where he lost to Novak Djokovic (3-6, 4-6).
Then, a small slump appeared in Cilic’s game. The subsequent tournaments ended as quickly as possible for him. He left Astana after a second-round match, in which he lost to Karen Khachanov (6-2, 3-6, 3-6). Last week in Basel, Cilic lost in the first round to Artur Rinderknech (4-6, 6-3, 6-7).
Cilic has won five of his last six matches as a favourite.
Muыetti is gradually approaching the top 20 of the world rankings. Not long ago, Lorenzo triumphed in Naples, defeating compatriot Matteo Berrettini (7-6, 6-2) in the final.
It was Lorenzo’s third title of the season. He had previously won the Challenger in Forlì and took the trophy in Munich. Last week, Musetti fell at the Basel competition, where he lost in the first round to Albert Ramos-Vinolas (6-1, 3-6, 4-6).
Musetti has won four of his last five matches on European courts.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Cilic’s Rating – 16
Marin Cilic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/19
Musetti’s Rating – 23
Lorenzo Musetti Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/25
In 3 of Musetti’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 1.976.
Cilic leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Miami Open in 2021. In that match, Cilic defeated Musetti (6-3, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played at Court 1, AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France.
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