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Roberto Bautista-Agut and Juan Martin Del Potro will square off in a highly anticipated third round clash at the US Open.
Bautista-Agut is playing some of the best tennis of his career at the moment, riding a 7 match winning streak which includes a title at Winston Salem last week, as well as wins over Seppi and Brown here at the US Open. Bautista Agut lost a single set during this winning streak (vs Seppi) and will definitely come into this match with big confidence after making light work of another big hitter, Dustin Brown, in the previous round.
Juan Martin Del Potro had mediocre results post Wimbledon on the US hard courts, reaching the R16 in Washington and Cincinnati, as well as the second round in Montreal, claiming wins over Isner and Berdych along the way. Here at Flushing Meadows Del Potro has won both his meetings in straight sets, but the level of opposition was very poor (Laaksonen and Menendez Maceiras).
Bet on Bautista Agut vs. Del Potro and get a 100% (100 Eur) bonus at Ohmbet now!The H2H is tied at 1-1, both matches being played on hard. Del Potro won the most recent one, a tight two setter last year at the Rio Olympics. It will be a clash of styles between Del Potro’s aggressive power hitting and Bautista Agut’s defense and counterattacks.
Del Potro did well to reach the 3rd round without losing a set but he wasn`t actually that impressive. The two opponents he faced had no business being on the main draw here and even so Del Potro had some problems. 3 of the 6 sets he played went to a tiebreak, and the first round against Laaksonen was a really close match.
The Argentinean is looking good overall but his physical state is always a concern. This will be his 3rd match of the week, and only two times this year did Del Potro play more than 3 matches in a tournament, the last time being way back in May.
This will be a difficult test for Juan Martin against a defensive baseliner who’s in great form and will keep forcing him to hit extra shots. Del Potro doesn`t seem stable enough to hit winners consistently – and if he doesn`t he will probably lose.
Bautista Agut has played consistently at a very high level lately and he will fancy his chances here. Expect the Spaniard to play his usual brand of tennis, forcing errors from Del Potro and eventually wearing him down.
As my analysis suggests, my tip here is Bautista Agut to win. Odds on the bet are currently dropping. Prediction: Roberto Bautista-Agut – Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-2.
Pick: Bautista-Agut
Odds: 1.89 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.23
Event date: 2 September
