Tuesday 24/06/2014, 17:00, ATP Wimbledon, Alejandro Falla vs Ante Pavic
Alejandro Falla vs Ante Pavic Betting Preview
Alejandro Falla is probably happy that the clay season has ended, since the surface brought him nothing but misery and plenty of points lost in the ATP leaderboard. Now that Wimbledon has begun, he hopes to make a deep run and recuperate most of the points lost before and during the French Open. Ante Pavic is his first opponent and a rather dangerous one, despite the fact that he sits well outside top 100.
Alejandro Falla vs Ante Pavic Betting Odds
At BetVictor
Alejandro Falla 1.35, Ante Pavic 3.40
Alejandro Falla vs Ante Pavic Betting Tips
What was supposed to be a successful spring turned into a huge disaster for Alejandro Falla who failed to win consecutive games in any tournament played on clay. Things turned from bad to worse in May, when he played injured and eventually had to retire after dropping the opening sets to Gulbis.
The French Open soon followed and he didn't play at full potential, which explains why he lost in three sets to Paire. Alejandro Falla took two weeks off and signed up for the Halle tournament which proved to be a good decision, because he made a deep run. He eventually played against Federer and despite pushing both sets to tiebreaks, he failed to win either of them and had to settle for the second place.
Once again Falla tasted defeat in the opening round of the Hertogenbosch tournament and he blamed fitness issues for the untimely elimination. This afternoon he will play against Ante Pavic from Croatia, who is seven years younger and at the peak of form, having earned 955 points over the last 52 weeks.
Ante had to go through several qualifying rounds to play at Roland Garros but he cruised past his opponents, only to be eliminated in the first round by Gilles Simon. The grass season brought mixed results, with the Croat alternating wins and losses, but he started with the right foot on the English grass.
Key Facts
- This is the first time these two players meet, but Ante Pavic has a great record against left-handers
- Ante Pavic played three qualifying rounds at Wimbledon and won all three of them, while Falla hasn't played a match for over one week.
Alejandro Falla vs Ante Pavic Betting Prediction
Only the boldest punters would back the underdog to win this fixture, but there is a middle ground for risk-averse players. Ante Pavic shows a lot of promise and greatly improved his game recently, with results on grass speaking for themselves. He might not win the match but he is well capable of covering the +4.5 games spread, an outcome valued at even odds by BetVictor.
Bet: Ante Pavic +4.5 games @ 2.00 with BetVictor
