TENNIS / ALICANTE / 06.04.2018 15:00
Carballes Baena Roberto vs. De Minaur Alex
my bet: winner of the match : DE MINAUR ALEX @2.23
Why?
I will try again to believe in the De Minaur win. It's a little risky, we play in Alicante, where the Spaniard is of course strong but De Minaur is not particularly bad. I still believe in the strength of this Australian talented young man, who is undoubtedly a better tennis player than the Spaniard but the clay is crazy. Carballes really upset me last week when I gave him a terrible long time, and he was home at Marbella clay and lost against Coppeans with a lot of resistance. This year he reached the biggest success I think he will never repeat when he won the ATP Quito 250 title. It is a paradox that a jerked clay player without a stroke and submission gets the title just on South American clay, where the clay is faster than most hard and hall surfaces where, of course, the success is celebrated with excellent service and a very aggressive game, but it is true that the Quito 250 is always the weakest ATP tournament with the worst occupation. Anyway, after that title, he was pretty miserable until now. Here he defeated Rubin and Arnaboldi clearly, and yesterday he managed a three-seater with compatriot Vilella-Martinez. De Minaur I wrote this week and mainly yesterday, so I just add that he beat M. Granollers 2-0. Classic clay exchanges were played, the Granollers paw pretty much like Carballes. He gives a lot of strike, trying to miss, unwilling to attack, and moving well. Of course, he often plays chops for him and always tries dropshots and often climbs on the net, so overall he has a completely different style than the Carballes, but with De Minaur playing long exchanges where De Minaur was more stable, made fewer mistakes and was more assertive. I was pleased with his play and perhaps somewhat surprised by the clay quality, of course I believed in him when I bet him, but he surprised me how experienced player Granollers played in the exchanges. I think De Minaur will win this tournament and I will be playing a nice Australian winner.
SORRY FOR ENGLISH
But good luck to all !!
TRUST: 8/10