First seed and reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz stormed into Umag lightly and will play against Facundo Bagnis in the quarter-final stage. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Facundo Bagnis will face each other in the quarter-final of the Croatia Open. The game will start on July 29 at 19:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+6.5) for Bagnis – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 18 – 1.67.
In the previous match, Alcaraz Garfia beat Gombos by a margin of seven games. Bagnis, of course, is stronger now. He’s performing better than Norbert. Facundo should perform better.
Alcaraz Garfia is the big favourite, but Bagnis should not be underestimated. He defeated Corentin Moutet in the previous match. Facundo is approaching the match in great playing form, so he must give a fight to the favourite.
Alcaraz defeated Norbert Gombos (6-2, 6-3) in his first match. As expected, two sets were enough for him.
Norbert had seven break points but failed to capitalise on any of them.
So, Carlos still had to run a bit, although on the whole, it was clear that a sensation was out of the question.
“The match was very difficult. Not as easy as the scoreline might suggest. Norbert played very well and the first match at any tournament is never easy,” confirmed Carlos after the game.
The victory over Gombos is the 40th for Alcaraz this season. He is now only trailing Stefanos Tsitsipas (42). Alcaraz is second only to Rafael Nadal with an 87% win against 92%.
Alcaraz has won the previous three ATP 250 quarter-finals.
Bagnis started the tournament with a win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7-5, 6-3). It was a tense encounter between them, but it was enough for Facundo to win in two sets.
In the second round, Bagnis confidently defeated Corentin Moutet (6-3, 6-1). Corentin took four games.
In fact, Moutet played the match simply at a disastrously low level. Therefore, in this case, the success of Bagnis should not be overestimated.
Remarkably, it is only the second time in a season that Bagnis has won two matches in a row at the ATP main draw level.
Bagnis has crossed paths against the representative of the top-10 three times in the past and was defeated each time.
In 5 of Bagnis’ last 8 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.42.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Alcaraz’s Rating – 5
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/8
Bagnis’s Rating – 120
Facundo Bagnis Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/20
Carlos and Facundo will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Goran Ivanisevic Stadium, ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Croatia Open: Alcaraz vs Bagnis at Helabet and Melbet.