Tuesday 07/10/2014, 08:00, ATP Shanghai, Gilles Simon vs Garcia-Lopez

Gilles Simon vs Garcia-Lopez Betting Preview

Gilles Simon takes on Garcia-Lopez the first thing in the morning and the Frenchman has many reasons to be confident ahead of this match. He has won all the head to head games so far and is credited by bookies with the first chance to emerge victorious. Recent results were not exactly stellar, but his opponent also struggled, having lost three of the last four games.

Gilles Simon vs Garcia-Lopez Betting Odds

At Bet365

Gilles Simon 1.45, Garcia-Lopez 2.75

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Gilles Simon faced some tough opponents over the last couple of months, being eliminated in the first round at Cincinnati by Djokovic. He lost at the U.S. Open to Cilic who went on to win the tournament and he lost in the final at Tokyo to big serving Raonic.

At a first glance, we can see that he has serious problems in winning against players who have powerful serves, but luckily for Simon, Garcia-Lopez is not one of them. The Spanish player is constant on the backline and if given the chance to exercise constant pressure on his opponent, he will prevail.

In order to triumph in Shanghai, Gilles needs to be more careful about how he plays in the first set, because he usually loses the games where he fights an uphill battle. Much to his credit, Simon recovered twice in Tokyo and won in the first two rounds, but on both occasions he was the top dog.

Garcia-Lopez is not exactly enthusiastic about the prospect of facing Gilles once again, because he lost all the four games so far. On the bright side, the two players last met two years ago and much has changed over the span, so those memories are slowly fading. The only time they played on hard surface, the Frenchman prevailed at U.S. Open but he needed four sets to emerge victorious.

Key Facts

• Garcia-Lopez lost seven on the last 10 games and is not too good on hard surface.
• Gilles Simon has a positive record when playing tiebreaks, whereas Garcia-Lopez loses the vast majority of them

Gilles Simon vs Garcia-Lopez Betting Prediction

This is not going to be a very balanced game, at least if we are to trust the recent results of both players. On the other hand, it is refreshing to know that Simon has an excellent percentage in tiebreaks, so in the unlikely event that Garcia-Lopez holds his serve, the Frenchman is still expected to win. This means that punters should take a leap of faith with Simon and back him to win in straight sets at even odds with Bet365.

Bet: Gilles Simon 2-0 @ 2.00 with Bet365