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Tennis Tips today – Matches today 05.04.
With the tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, two of the biggest Masters have come to an end in recent weeks with quite surprising winners. However, the tennis world is certainly not getting boring now.
Many strong men have stayed in the USA for the time being, with the tournament in Houston coming up next. After a two-year break, the spectators here will finally be able to enjoy exciting rallies again.
Several American stars have entered the list of participants, among them the winner of Indian Wells, Taylor Fritz. From the German point of view, the action will be concentrated on Peter Gojowczyk from Munich.
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The ATP tournament in Houston has mostly thankful start times, in the evening we start right away with the duel J.J. Wolf against Jenson Booksby. Both Americans have been really strong lately, although Booksby is considered the clear favourite.
The only German performance of the day will come into focus at 10 pm. Peter Gojowczyk has to show against Tommy Paul that he is fit for a longer tournament stay. However, the bookmakers don’t really trust him that much.
Mackenzie McDonald is playing a strong USA series so far, but can he keep up against Nick Kyrgios? The Australian is finally back in the top 100, but on Tuesday it all depends on how much desire he will have.
Cristian Garin, the 2019 defending champion, has also returned to Houston. He’ll need to improve on his recent performances or he could already face a tough test from Jack Sock.
Tennis Tips Today Broadcast: Where will the matches be played on 05.04?
As the ATP tournament in Houston naturally does not come close to the explosiveness of the last two Masters, this is also reflected in terms of broadcasting. A subscription to Tennis TV remedies the situation in the men’s singles. The final match in Houston, however, was snatched up by Sky.
Tennis tips today 05.04.: J.J. Wolf – Jenson Booksby (19:05 Uhr)
For J.J. Wolf, things should continue in Houston the way they left off in recent tournaments. In Indian Wells he was eliminated by a razor-thin margin in three sets against Roberto Bautista Agut, in Phoenix he reached the semi-finals.
He was also convincing in Miami, this time forcing Stefanos Tsitsipas into three sets. The number 157 still has big plans this year and will now meet compatriot Jenson Booksby for the first time.
Although he is still two years younger, 21 to be exact, he could soon crack the top 30. He reached the last 16 in both Indian Wells and Miami, beating Bautista Agut, Khachanov, Tsitsipas and Basilashvili among others.
It will also be the first time in Houston for both players. With odds of 3.50 to 1.30, the betting companies have naturally sided with Booksby, who is clearly better positioned in the rankings.
Our Expert Tip: Over 21.5 Games
Tennis tips tonight 05.04: Peter Gojowczyk vs Tommy Paul (22:00)
As the only German, Peter Gojowczyk has to play the 7th seed Tommy Paul right away in the 1st round. Since his sensational round of 16 at the US Open, the 32-year-old has only attracted attention sporadically.
His quarter-final in Acapulco came as a surprise, but he also benefited from Alexander Zverev’s disqualification. In Miami, the player from Munich did not even make it past the qualifying round.
Gojowczyk has thus dropped out of the top 100 again. At his premiere in Houston, he collected odds of 4.50, while his opponent did not crack 1.25. Tommy Paul, the world number 34, is obviously a completely different kettle of fish.
Whether Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev or Rafael Nadal, Paul could annoy them all. Winning against greats is still too rare, but Peter Gojowczyk is not to be found in this category after all.
Our expert tip: 2:0 Paul
Tennis tips today 05.04.: Mackenzie McDonald – Nick Kyrgios (21:00)
Mackenzie McDonald is not one of the highest priced Americans here in Houston, but shouldn’t the 94? 2.60 to 1.50: When the opponent is Nick Kyrgios, everything is a little different.
McDonald was clearly defeated by Alexander Zverev in Miami and by Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells. If the opponents are good, but not from the absolute top segment, he is known for close, long matches.
Nick Kyrgios delivered his entire repertoire to us again in the last few weeks. Sensational victories, including a humiliation for Andrey Rublev, but also well-known freak-outs were among them.
In Miami, for example, he was eliminated at the end against Jannik Sinner, was given several penalty points here. He met McDonald for the first time last year, this duel went 6-4, 6-4 to the American.
Our Expert Tip: Win Kyrgios
Tennis tips tonight 06.04: Cristian Garin – Jack Sock (01:00 h)
Cristian Garin will have extremely fond memories of Houston as he stood on top in 2019 after beating Casper Ruud in the final. However, the Chilean has been absolutely not at his best of late.
At the Australian Open, he struggled to reach the 3rd round after two five-setters, where he was clearly eliminated by Gael Monfils, but then began a misery that has lasted until today. Four consecutive exits in the 1st round
And that despite being among the top seeded players of the tournament three times. Jack Sock is only 138th in the world rankings, but bookmakers have both players tied.
The American narrowly failed to beat Miomir Kecmanovic in Miami, who later even came close to beating Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals. In Indian Wells he became doubles champion and was only eliminated in the singles due to two lost tiebreaks against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Our Expert Tip: Over 20.5 Games
