tennis | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:01 AM (Revised at: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:52 AM)

Wednesday Tennis Best Bet: ATP Rotterdam, Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor

Jon Reid

Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor Best Bet: Wednesday, February 15th

A nice win from Camilo Ugo Carabelli, who outlasted Daniel Galan in the opening set and then pulled away in the second to cash the bet in straight sets.

For Wednesday, we’ll delve into the matchup in Rotterdam between Alexander Zverev and Tallon Griekspoor.

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Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor Best Bet

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February 15th, 20:00 (UK Time)

The final match of the day in the Netherlands pits the big German who is still trying to find his best form against Griekspoor on home soil, who is looking to hand Zverev his fourth loss of the young season (fifth if you count the ITF-run Davis Cup).

After suffering a nasty injury midway through the 2022 season, it was always going to be a long road back for Zverev and his best form was never going to return in a week or two. After about a month and a half of tennis in 2023, however, it’s clear that the injury has set him back a bit more than many may have realised.

The 25-year-old has losses to the likes of Michael Mmoh and Marc Andrea Huesler in the last few weeks and his win over Soonwoo Kwon in the opening round in Rotterdam may be tough to replicate.

For starters, he’s taking on an opponent much more comfortable in these conditions. Kwon is far more of a quick-court player, while Rotterdam plays on the relatively slow side of things for hard courts. Griekspoor will also have the added benefit of the night session crowd backing him.

Secondly, Zverev did not look that great in baseline exchanges on Tuesday, and was bailed out by an incredibly strong service performance. While that’s good to see from him, landing 75% of your first serves is an unsustainably high number.

He also avoided hitting any double faults, which has historically been one of his weaknesses. The chances of that repeating? Not great.

Finally, while Kwon had the better of him in many baseline exchanges, the Korean simply doesn’t possess the firepower to hit through his defences and the slower courts. That is something that Griekspoor won’t have as much trouble with, seeing as he can really dial up the pace on his forehand wing.

Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoor Best Bet

Seeing as Zverev narrowly escaped that first match, against a more beatable player all things considered, and needed a near-perfect performance on serve to do so, I’m happy to oppose him in his second match of the week.

Griekspoor has improved by leaps and bounds in the last few years and has the necessary weapons to trouble the German on Wednesday.

I think we’re still seeing the valuation on Zverev based on his career success and his name more than an accurate depiction of how he’s playing at the moment.

Selection: Griekspoor to win
Best Odds: 3.20 (Bet365)
Stakes: 3/10

Odds as at 3:00 am UK Time on February 15th, 2022. Odds may now differ.

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