ATP Tournament in Houston, Quarter Finals, Saturday, 09.04.2022
Will the ATP Tournament in Houston finally have a local hero as the winner again? If you look at the remaining participants, the choice would be big enough. One of them will definitely be in the semi-finals.
In the round of the last eight, two players will meet, one of whom has already won the tournament. The bookmakers expect a close match without a clear favourite, but can I confirm that in my Tiafoe Isner tip?
Lost ten years ago, won nine – that’s John Isner’s best Houston record. The 36-year-old veteran probably knows the course best of all the players who are still involved here.
In recent weeks, the 2.08m giant has increasingly focused on his performances in doubles, and it could hardly have gone better here. He cleaned up in Indian Wells as well as in Miami!
So of course he could get over the fact that he did much worse in the singles. The results are no longer a surprise for tennis connoisseurs. Wherever John Isner appears, a tiebreak is not far away!
His performance in Dallas a few weeks ago, when he lost 22:24 in the decisive third set against Reilly Opelka, is unforgettable. Matches that don’t involve a tiebreak are rare for him.
He has already proved that in Houston, where he faced problems in his first match against Steve Johnson. The favourite won 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in the end.
Aces? A whopping 38 of them! The fact that he was able to use only one of 13 break chances makes it clear how his game works. Good for the spectators, because the chances of a longer match are high.
You can also see that in the odds of the German betting providers. With regard to the games, you have to go over 23.5 for the values to exceed 1.50. Is Frances Tiafoe also at home in debauched matches?
Absolutely, just look at his two matches here in Houston for that. The 24-year-old first faced Marcos Giron, beating him 6-4, 6-4, and then Pablo Cuevas was waiting.
5-7, 7-5, 7-6, this result could also have come from John Isner. However, Tiafoe won fewer points on his first serve and also brought far fewer aces over the net.
In Miami, he only played three rounds, but that was enough for eight sets with three tiebreaks. At 1.88m, he is a full 20 centimetres shorter than his upcoming opponent, which could not be an insignificant disadvantage.
Nevertheless, the betting companies do not see John Isner clearly ahead. Both direct duels went to the favourite, but that was quite a few years ago. Seven sets, 78 games and three tiebreaks, it has never been boring here!
My Tiafoe Isner Tip
The American veteran has been known for collecting aces and playing tiebreaks for almost 20 years.
In Frances Tiafoe he now gets an opponent who is roughly on a par and likes long matches just as much. Whoever will win the duel on Saturday morning, I can only imagine one thing here:
We’ll see more than two sets!
