[Tennis- ATP Istanbul] 18.1/ 16:00 M.Safwat- T. Seyboth Wild
It is going to be a really interesting game. Mohamed Safwat (153 ATP) stands for stability and experience, the 30-year-old Egyptian is a regular player representing his country in the Davis Cup. Currently, the highest ranked Arab player in ATP. A "typical" player counting in tournaments of the Futures rank. He won his first and so far only Singles Challenger title in February 2020 on hard court in Australia. Safwat always shows great bravery and the game to the end, but he does not run so smoothly, leads technical tennis, watch the match with Simon at the US Open, but the change of pace of the game when playing high backhand or slide often results from the lack of possibilities and forces him to defend himself.
On the other side of the net, there will be a brave and promising Thiago Seyboth Wild (183 ATP). The 20-year-old Brazilian became a professional tennis player in 2018 - after his junior success at the US Open. He also represents his country in the Davis Cup and has one Challenger title to his name. I remember that match with Casper Ruud won after a three hundred battle. Then he showed that he could do good tennis. Thiago is a player like Gonzalez, which is strongly built, preferring to play forehand. Comprehensive website, often "running away" with a big kik. I remember one more match of his last year during the US Open round, when after two sets losses to Evans, he was overwhelmed with anger, and in the third he put himself in a tie-break. He lacked precision then, he must have worked on this element to direct his shots closer to the sidelines. This should be his forte today. Thiago has one more gun, he sees a lot on the court and often uses the drop-shot technique, locating the ball just behind the net with high efficiency.
Both tennis players did not make it through qualifying for this year's Australia Open. Moreover, Thiago has not won a match since September 2020, which is why a series of 8 matches without a win is hanging over him. Today's game should be a breakthrough. Who to win if not with a much older Egyptian. He came close to breaking the infamous series in his final game against seasoned Robin Haase, when he was two balls from a tie-break win in the third set. The Brazilian has many advantages to win against the Egyptian today. His style of play should take control of most rallies, aiming for a strong forehand attack along the line or ending the action at the net. Much depends on effectiveness. It is true that the hard surface is not the Brazilian's favorite, you can even say that he avoids hard, but it does not change the fact that his style should help him today. He is, in fact, seeded in the tournament with number 2. Mohamed is a versatile player who will find himself on any surface and will certainly not give up today. But he doesn't convince me to get Thiago down today. There aren't quite strong arguments. He can only count on mistakes, playing his best tennis at the same time as it was in the victorious match against another Brazilian - Bellucci.
I appreciate both tennis players. After all, I have a feeling Thiago Seyboth Wild will bounce today and end the series without a win.
2 @1,70 Bet365
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[Tennis- ATP Istanbul] 18.1/ 16:00 M.Safwat- T. Seyboth Wild
2 @1,70
