Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Luca Nardi in the second round of the Astana Open. The game will start on October 5 at 16:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4.5) for Tsitsipas – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.66.
Tsitsipas is the favourite of the match and we believe that Stef will be able to calmly confirm this status. Nardi is certainly having a good season. He has won three tournaments this year. However, Luca is playing well only on the Challengers, he still lacks stability in bigger competitions.
Tsitsipas got off to a strong start at the Astana tournament, beating Kukushkin in two sets. Stefanos is clearly set to perform well in Astana.
Tsitsipas easily defeated Mikhail Kukushin (6-3, 6-4) in the first match. Everything was so under Stef’s control that the representative of Kazakhstan did not have a single break point in the end.
However, at the same time, it is impossible to say that no one had any doubts about Stefanos’ victory. At the US Open, he sensationally lost to Daniel Galan Riveros (0-6, 1-6, 6-3, 5-7), as you know.
It is clear that it was more like a misunderstanding, but Tsitsipas had enough unsuccessful matches in the second half of the season. However, when it comes to the meeting with Kukushkin, Stef played almost perfectly here.
Tsitsipas has not lost to the Italians since 2020 (11 wins in a row).
Nardi, meanwhile, won his first career match at the ATP level. He defeated Alexander Shevchenko (7-6, 6-2) on Monday.
In the first set, Luca overpowered Shevchenko on a tie-break, but in the second set, his opponent took only two games.
In Astana, Nardi made himself known in qualifying. He defeated David Goffin (3-6, 7-6, 7-6) in the final of the qualifiers. Remarkably, the Belgian made it to the main draw as a lucky loser and had a key sensation after beating Carlos Alcaraz.
Nardi has eight wins in his last ten matches.
In 3 of Nardi’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 1.68.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Tsitsipas’ Rating – 6
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins/Losses in 2022 – 50/18
Nardi’s Rating – 152
Luca Nardi Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/16
Stefanos and Luca will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, National Tennis Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Astana Open: Tsitsipas vs Nardi at 22bet and MelBet.