Saturday 28/06/2014, 14:00, ATP Wimbledon, Stan Wawrinka vs Denis Istomin

Stan Wawrinka vs Denis Istomin Betting Preview

Stan Wawrinka made giant leaps forward in 2014 and proved that this victory at the Australian Open was not a fluke. The biggest disappointment of the year remains the early elimination at Roland Garros, where he bowed out of the competition in the opening act. He has high expectations for Wimbledon and good reasons to be confident that he will make the final stages, after crushing opponents in the first two games.

Stan Wawrinka vs Denis Istomin Betting Odds

At BetVictor

Stan Wawrinka 1.35, Denis Istomin 3.25

Stan Wawrinka vs Denis Istomin Betting Tips

Denis Istomin is a fast rising star, constantly improving his position in the ATP leaderboard and his big break could come at Wimbledon. Defeating Wawrinka won't be easy, but recent performance suggests that the player from Uzbekistan is in superb form. After Roland Garros he was very active on grass and was on the verge of winning the Eastbourne tournament, before being stopped in his tracks by Gasquet.

Not surprisingly, he had to play many tiebreaks but he was far more effective at Wimbledon where the prevailed in straight sets. Reister forced a tiebreak in the opening set of the second match, but this was not enough to throw Denis off-balance and the Uzbek managed to break his opponent's serve in the next sets.

The grass season started very well for Stan Wawrinka who won five sets in a row at the London event, but suffered a complete meltdown against Dimitrov. Both players relied on their power to serve to win sets, but on that particular day, Stan failed to serve too many aces and lost in two sets.
At Wimbledon, he is the third seed and credited with a decent chance of winning the event, with bookmakers underpricing him at every turn. Sousa and Lu were clueless in the first two games and only the latter managed to win a single set, but that didn't do him any good.

Key Facts

• The two players met a total of three times, with Denis Istomin winning the first match at Wimbledon and losing the other two
• Wawrinka sits in the third place in the ATP leaderboard, while Istomin improved his position from 49 to 45 in 2014.

Stan Wawrinka vs Denis Istomin Betting Prediction

The odds for Stan Wawrinka to prevail in the third run are rather short, but if he is to win the match, will probably do it without requiring a decisive set. Having said this, odds of 1.90 for Stan to cover the -4.5 games spread are more than reasonable and punters should back him at full stakes, before they eventually drop.

Bet: Stan Wawrinka -4.5 games @ 1.90 with BetVictor