tennis | Sreda, Jun 21, 2023 8:01 AM (Revised at: Sreda, Jun 21, 2023 9:49 AM)

Wednesday Tennis Best Bet: ATP London, Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson

Jon Reid

Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson Best Bet: Wednesday, June 21st

The fatigue caught up to Andy Murray as expected, as the ability of Alex de Minaur to extend points and drag things out really wore him down.

For Wednesday, we’ll stick with the event at Queen’s Club in the English capital and took a deeper look into the match featuring Cam Norrie and Jordan Thompson.

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Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson Preview
Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson Best Bet

Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson Preview

June 21st, 13:30 (UK Time)

A week after making the second final of his career (both in Den Bosch on grass), Thompson is looking to continue his strong form on grass as Wimbledon draws nearer.

It’ll be his toughest task yet, as Norrie plays an incredibly solid game from the baseline and has had some success in his own right on the lawns in England over the course of the past few seasons.

With the ability to hold serve consistently, the ability to flatten out his groundstrokes and a comfort with the lower contact zone that the low-bouncing grass courts bring with them, he’s one of the few players that seems to hit the ground running when the short grass season comes around.

As for Norrie, his flat backhand goes from struggling on clay to being an effective groundstroke on grass in the blink of an eye once the French Open is done, and with his relatively underpowered game compared to the rest of the top guns in the men’s game, his groundstrokes and serve play up in the power department, adding a dimension to his game.

Norrie has not only made a final at this venue before, but is coming off a run to the semifinals at Wimbledon last season.

Thompson has been superb so far in 2023, but his opposition has consisted of some out-of-form big servers, as well as Challenger Tour level competition that can’t match his talent and is relatively new to the surface as well.

With Norrie able to match his talent, equally comfortable on the surface and also rock solid from the baseline, Thompson should find it much tougher taking him on.

Cam Norrie vs Jordan Thompson Best Bet

Thompson’s hold rate so far on grass is an impressive 86% and his record has also earned him enough respect to only be a three-game underdog on the handicap.

Between the lack of quality competition and a tough matchup, however, I’m not convinced that this handicap should be below 3.5 or 4 games.

I’ll take Norrie here on what is a pretty short handicap.