Tuesday 08/07/2014, 19:00, ATP Newport, Ante Pavic vs Marius Copil

Ante Pavic vs Marius Copil Betting Preview

The short grass season has ended and now ATP action resumes on hard surface, with most of the tournaments being held in the United States. Local players have an advantage over visitors, but the ones that are expected to dominate these competitions are those who possess a strong serve. Ante Pavic is the kind of opponent that is hard to defeat on a good day, with his rivals being compelled to win their serve and hope to win the match in tiebreak.

Ante Pavic vs Marius Copil Betting Odds

At Unibet

Ante Pavic 1.60, Marius Copil 2.30

Ante Pavic vs Marius Copil Betting Tips

Ante Pavic wasn't particularly successful on the British grass and he was eliminated in the second round of the Nottingham tournament by Mecir who then sent Copil home too. The Slovakian player was credited with the second chance in both games, but he rose to the challenge and prevailed in three sets.

Pavic did much better at Wimbledon, where he was pit against tough opponents but eliminated four of them before he finally lost to Feliciano Lopez. In the previous round, he sent Falla to the rail in three sets, despite the fact that his opponent was one of the top seeds. Much to his credit, the Croat won both qualifying rounds with relative ease, dismantling opponents in the final set by 6-0.

At Newport, he started on the right foot, having won two qualifying rounds and showing great resilience in the heart stopping match against Mcgee. His opponent staged an impressive comeback, but Pavic held his ground and won the decisive set in tiebreak.

Copil was far less successful over the last couple of months, having been eliminated in the second and third rounds of most tournaments. He made his the first run at the Nottingham Challenger, where he was eliminated by Mecir and failed to qualify for Wimbledon.

Key Facts

• The two players met a single time, earlier this year at the French Open, with Ante Pavic prevailing in three sets.
• The Croat greatly improved his position in the ATP leaderboard in 2014 and now sits in the 145th place, 16 positions above Copil

Ante Pavic vs Marius Copil Betting Prediction

Not surprisingly, bookmakers credit the Croat with the first chance to prevail and punters would be taking minimal chances by backing him at full stakes. In order to further increase the odds, they are recommended to trust Pavic to cover the -1.5 games spread at 1.80 with Unibet.

Bet: Ante Pavic – 1.5 games @ 1.80 with Unibet