Michael Geerts will play against Dominic Thiem in the first round of the tournament in Antwerp. The game will start on October 19 at 18:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4.5) for Thiem – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.53.
Thiem has set his sights on getting back into the top 100 of the world rankings by the end of the season. To do this, he needs to win regularly. So, we expect a productive performance from Dominic in Antwerp. Geerts, who is not in the top 100, should not be a serious problem for Thiem in the first round.
Thiem is in fine form and has made good progress. Not long ago, Dominic reached the final of the Challenger in Rennes. Last week, he played in the final in Gijon. We expect to see a good result for Thiem in Antwerp. Especially since Thiem is keen to get back into the top 100 in the world rankings as soon as possible.
Geerts has not been very successful in the second half of the season. In his last ten matches, Michael scored just one win.
Last week, Michael took part in the Challenger in Ismaning which he left after the first round where he lost to Quentin Halys (6-7, 4-6). However, it should be recalled that Geerts has won one trophy this season. In May, he triumphed in one of the ITF events, beating Alexander Weis (6-3, 3-6, 6-1) in the final.
Geerts has lost his previous seven meetings against higher-ranked opponents.
Thiem continues to gain form. It should be recalled that Dominic has been recovering from a wrist injury for about a year. At the beginning of this season, Dominic did not have much success, but in the second half of the season, he started to play better.
In July, he reached the semi-finals in Gstaad. In September, Dominic reached the final in a tournament for the first time since November 2020 at Rennes. Last week, Thiem reached the semi-finals of the indoor hard-court tournament in Gijon.
Thiem has won nine of his last ten first-round matches.
In 3 of Thiem’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 1.95.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Geerts’s Rating – 267
Michael Geerts Wins/Losses in 2022 – 38/33
Thiem’s Rating – 165
Dominic Thiem Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/17
Michael and Dominic will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium.
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