Lorenzo Sonego and Ben Shelton will face each other in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters. The game will start on August 16 at 15:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-1.5) for Sonego – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21 – 1.45.
Sonego has not been performing at his best in recent matches. It is possible that he will have some problems with Shelton. However, it will be a confident win for him.
It is not out of the question that Shelton will put up a fight against Sonego. Recently, Ben gave a fight to John Isner himself and even won one set against his compatriot.
Sonego is not happy with his results lately. His decline came after Wimbledon. Lorenzo reached the third round in London but has not had the same success since. All this does not reflect well on his performance.
To qualify for the main draw at the Masters in Cincinnati, Sonego had to play in qualifying. There his opponents were Bradley Clahn (6-2, 6-4) and John Millman (7-5, 6-2). Lorenzo won both matches in two sets.
Sonego has won 7 of his last 10 matches against qualifiers.
Shelton is a young American who is giving some hope. Ben has played 12 matches on the open hard court this season. He has won eight of them.
Before Cincinnati, Shelton managed to play on the Challenger in Chicago. At that event, he reached the final. Ben defeated Dmitry Popko (6-0, 7-6), Billy Harris (6-3, 6-2), Jordan Thompson (7-6, 6-4) and Gijs Brouwer (6-4, 7-5). In the final game, he was defeated by Roman Safiullin (3-6, 6-4, 5-7).
Shelton has won at least a set in his last seven hard-court meetings.
In 3 of Shelton’s last 5 matches, the tie-break has not been played. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – No” with odds of 1.83.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Sonego’s Rating – 55
Lorenzo Sonego Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/21
Shelton’s Rating – 282
Ben Shelton Wins/Losses in 2022 – 17/6
Lorenzo and Ben will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
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