Gastao Elias vs Pablo Cuevas (BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™

Gastao Elias

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February 22, 2018 19:30 -

Pablo Cuevas

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Our prediction: Pablo Cuevas - Win @ 1.40
Implied probability: 71.43%

PREVIEW & TIPS Gastao Elias vs Pablo Cuevas

Tennis Picks Today brings us a match between Gastao Elias and Pablo Cuevas to play in ATP – SINGLES: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), clay. Spanish Pablo Cuevas has much more experience on this game surface, he is a constant player with a very good service.

Gastao Elias News

Gastao Elias, for the second time in two weeks, lost his final qualifying match (Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro), entered the main draw as the lucky loser and won his first round match (vs. Carballes Baena and Guido Pella).

However, the Portuguese lost his second round match at Buenos Aires, and he again faces a difficult test against Pablo Cuevas at Rio de Janeiro this week.

This is Gastao Elias’ third consecutive appearance at Rio de Janeiro, having faced first-round exits in his previous two appearances in 2016 (as a qualifier) and 2017 (as a direct entrant). Despite playing nine matches in 2018, the 27-year-old Elias is yet to win consecutive matches this season.

Gastao Elias vs Pablo Cuevas STATS

These two players have met thrice in the past with Pablo Cuevas leading the H2H 2-1, but Gastao Elias won their only meeting on the World tour, at Umag in 2016 (Cuevas won twice in Challengers). Pablo Cuevas is yet to produce his best tennis this season, however, there were signs of improvement during his first-round win against Monteiro.

Pablo Cuevas News

Pablo Cuevas, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Champion, survived a scare during his first round match against the 2018 Quito semifinalist Thiago Monteiro. The Uruguayan had to fight back from a set down to win the match in three sets (6-7 7-6 6-3.)

Cuevas defeated the likes of Rafael Nadal, Delbonis and Guido Pella to win the title here in 2016. Apart from that, he also made the quarterfinals once in 2015 where he lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets. The World #33 has never lost a second-round match here (2/0.)

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