Coric – Querrey

Borna Coric Sam Querrey betting previewOne of the most interesting matches in the first round at Roland Garros will see teenager sensation Borna Coric take on American Sam Querrey.

Coric recorded some solid results this season on clay, most notably a quarterfinal at Estoril and a semifinal last week in Nice. However, I`m not yet buying into the Coric mania – he didn`t beat top players on clay this season and he still has a lot of room to improve. He`s steady from the baseline but doesn`t have a real weapon and can be overpowered by older players with heavy groundstrokes. All in all, he is pretty consistent right now, playing good tennis, but he has his obvious limits.

After raching the final at Houston in the first clay court tournament of the season, Querrey has been dreadful. Playing on the European clay is totally different than playing in Houston and Big Sam has found zero rhythm on the surface. Querrey won just two matches in three tournaments, beating Kokkinakis and Bemelmans – not exactly dangerous opponents. He was bageled in the second set by Tsonga in Rome and won just 4 games against Monaco in his lat match, the second round in Nice.

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The Head 2 Head is 0-0, this being the first meeting between the two players. Coric will feel that his consistent tennis from the baseline should give him an edge over an offensive and prone to errors Querrey. The surface is also an advantage for the Croatian, though the faster clay in Paris could help Querrey keep serve a bit more often.

The odds on Querrey are dropping big time, but I consider Coric the real favorite here. He`s better on clay and he`s in much better form on the surface. Querrey is playing really poor tennis right now, he`s hitting errors all over the place and meeting a good defensive baseliner will not help him be more consistent. Look for the youngster to keep the ball in play, force errors from Querrey and be the more steady player in this matchup.

Playing 3 out of 5 sets and having to deal with a more powerful Querrey might be disadvantages for Coric, but all in all he has more going for him than againt him. Querrey is dirt poor and unless he suddenly transforms his game, he should lose this in 4 or 5 sets. My tip is Coric to win. Prediction: Borna Coric – Sam Querrey 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-2.

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Pick: Coric
Odds: 2.20 @ Bet365
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 8.40
Event date: 25 May

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