ATP Tournament in Dallas, 1st Round, Wednesday, 08.02.2023
It’s not an easy time for Germany’s tennis players as well as their numerous fans. They failed very early at the Australian Open and also suffered a disappointing defeat at the recent Davis Cup.
Germany’s number 3 was unable to prevent the defeat, but is now hoping for better days in Dallas. There he will meet a very young opponent on Wednesday, but is still only the outsider at Bwin. In my Svajda Altmaier tip I now reveal why I expect a close match!
He could have been the great triumphator, but instead cried bitter tears. In the Davis Cup, Daniel Altmaier was scheduled for the last match against Switzerland, at 2:2 he had to face Stan Wawrinka.
3-6, 7-5, 4-6, with such a bitter result the player from Kempen said goodbye to the audience. “That hurts extremely. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so emotional after a match because it was such a great honour to be here and to play for my country. “
Whether and how he has recovered from the unfortunate evening will be seen thousands of miles away. Altmaier will serve in Dallas, where he has a local hero as his opponent.
At the Australian Open, he had shown how strong he can play despite being eliminated in the first round. Against Frances Tiafoe, a real top player, he lost narrowly 3-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-7.
In Dallas, he will now face someone who has nothing whatsoever to do with the world’s top players, namely Zachary Svajda, ranked 265th in the rankings. Although Altmaier is still in the top 100 as number 99, he is not favoured!
I can find an average of 2.00 to 1.80 from a German perspective at our betting sites. Last year, Altmaier failed straight up on his debut in Dallas, but had a slightly tougher opponent in the 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 loss to Andreas Seppi.
Zachary Svajda has set himself big goals for 2023 and would like to reach the top 200 first. The 20-year-old hopes for a good tournament in front of his own fans, he already had to start in the qualification.
With Aleksandar Vukic and Stefan Kozlov he had to play two opponents who were among the top 10 seeded players in the qualifying. First he won 7-5, 6-3, then 6-3, 6-4.
Strong performances that have certainly given the US American, who is only 1.75m tall, courage. Svajda has not yet competed at the Australian Open, but has proven himself on the smaller stage.
He has reached two semi-finals in the last two tournaments, but the competition in Dallas is much stronger. By the way, the American knows exactly what it is like to play against Daniel Altmaier.
In Puerto Vallarta two years ago, the two met in the qualifiers and Altmaier won narrowly 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. Can we expect such a close match this time as well? The odds for three sets can only be found at 2.20 at Bet-at-Home.
My Svajda Altmaier tip
For Daniel Altmaier the Davis Cup was a very emotional affair, despite a very strong performance he lost the decisive match in the end. Whether he has recovered from that yet will be seen on Wednesday.
Zachary Svajda is still quite an unknown quantity. The young US-American made a great impression in the qualification, so I wouldn’t underestimate him at all. In terms of a tip, I therefore opt for the following recommendation:
We will see more than 21.5 Games!
