Tuesday 24/06/2014, 18:00, ATP Wimbledon, Denis Istomin vs Dmitry Tursunov
Denis Istomin vs Dmitry Tursunov Betting Preview
Denis Istomin is a fast rising star from Uzbekistan, with a powerful serve and the ability to return the ball over and over again. He greatly improved his position this month, even though 2014 has been a mediocre year and he failed to enter top 40. Dmitry Tursunov on the other hand, sits in the 31st place but he has been bleeding points since late 2013 and he failed to extract the most from clay season.
Denis Istomin vs Dmitry Tursunov Betting Odds
At BetVictor
Denis Istomin 1.45, Dmitry Tursunov 2.80
Denis Istomin vs Dmitry Tursunov Betting Tips
Dmitry Tursunov had his fair share of difficult confrontations in June and most of his defeats came against top opponents, who needed a decisive set to prevail. Federer was the exception as he won in four sets, but the Swiss champion needed three hours and a tiebreak to triumph at Roland Garros.
One week before that, Dennis was unlucky to lose in the third stage of the Nice tournaments to Gulbis who went on to eliminate Federer at the French Open. The Latvian player put his powerful first serve to good use to win the tiebreak in a match that could've gone either way.
This afternoon, Istomin will be the player with a better chance to win his own serve, and he has the ability to break early in the match. He ran into Philipp Kohlschreiber twice in the final weeks of May and each time the German prevailed, in three sets.
Denis had a hard time winning back-to-back games on clay, but since the grass season began he picked up speed and greatly raised his game. It came as no surprise that he prevailed with relative ease at Eastbourne, after surviving an early scare when playing against Kukushkin. By the time he made the semifinal, Istomin was exhausted and was no match for Gasquet who prevailed in straight sets.
Key Facts
- Denis Istomin plays at his best on grass and his surge into ATP top 100 was triggered by a long winning streak on this surface in 2013.
- The two players met on six occasions and split points with each winning three games, but Denis Istomin won the last three games, all of them in 2014.
Denis Istomin vs Dmitry Tursunov Betting Prediction
Despite the fact that the Russian is better placed in the ATP leaderboard, bookies are preferring Denis to win this fixture and the odds revolve around 1.45. Instead of betting on outright victory, punters would be better off wagering on the Uzbek player to cover the -4.5 games spread at even odds with BetVictor.
Bet: Denis Istomin -4.5 games @ 2.00 with BetVictor
