Chardy – Isner

Chardy Isner betting previewJeremy Chardy takes on Roland Garros in a Roland Garros second round match that should be played mostly on serve.

Chardy got a decent win in the first round, 3-1 against Berrer, but he wasn’t too impressive or consistent against a non factor like Berrer is on clay at this stage of his career. Still, much better than his performance on European clay this season, where he won just two matches in 4 tournaments, losing to guys like Coric or Bellucci. Chardy is known to be an inconsistent player, though he`s mostly poor, missing shots and very rarely does he produce the kind of tennis he is capable of. THe Frenchman will hope that he will be able to improve at home, in Paris, but looking at the first match it doesn’t seem too likely.

John Isner demolished Seppi in the first round, 7-5 6-2 6-3 and reiterated the fact that he feels very well on clay – his second such statement in the last couple of months. Big John said he can play his offensive tennis very well on the red dirt and that his serve is working as well as on other surfaces. You can`t argue with that, since Isner was excellent throughout the European clay court season, posting a 9-4 win-loss record and only losing close matches to Nadal (twice), Berdych and a red hot Thiem. He was even better in the 1st round with Seppi.

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The Head 2 Head score is 2-0 for Jeremy Chardy and it would apparently seem that he holds a matchup advantage over Isner. However, in one of the matches John Isner retired and both were on hard, the last one in 2013.

Look for Isner to win this and he will do it in straight sets if Chardy doesn`t raise his level. But even if he does, I can`t see him taking more than one set against this red hot Isner, who is playing close to his best level for some months now, starting with the Indian Wells – Miami double. I`m not too concerned with the Head 2 Head, it`s virtually just 1-0 for Chardy and now the circumstances are totally different.

We should see 2-3 tiebreaks here, which should be at least split, or Isner winning 2 out of 3. In the rest of sets Isner should be able to capitalize on Chardy’s errors, challenge him on the return and pull off the breaks of serve, avoiding tiebreaks. He`s just too consistent right now for an error-prone Chardy – he will be safe on his big serve and will have plenty of opportunities when Chardy lowers his level and starts making his classic mistakes on his serving games. All in all, my tip for this encounter is an Isner win with a 1,5 set handicap. Prediction: Jeremy Chardy – John Isner 6-7 4-6 7-6 2-6.

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Pick: Isner -1,5 set hc.
Odds: 2.05 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 8.40
Event date: 28 May

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