Ivo Karlovic VS Roberto Bautista-Agut (BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
Ivo Karlovic
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PREVIEW & TIPS Ivo Karlovic VS Roberto Bautista-Agut
The last match of the day on Barcelona’s central arena, starting sometime around 2:35 pm, will face the Croatian Ivo Karlovic and Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut, a second round match on the upper half of the picture for which we have prepared a prediction that we will detail in the next lines.
Ivo Karlovic News
Ivo Karlovic, 75th place in the world, continues at the age of 39 to impress in the ATP circuit. The Croatian veteran has written history this season, being the oldest player to go into the Australian Open’s third round in the Open era, while two weeks ago he got into the semifinals of the Houston ATP tournament, becoming the oldest player in an ATP semi-final tournament since 1993, when Jimmy Connors qualified in the semifinals of the San Francisco tournament.
The Croatian is the adherent of a style of play that allows such a long-life in the circuit, the 2-meter and 11-inch giant being the owner of the world’s most powerful service, a weapon that allows him to get many free points without too much effort.
In the game yesterday against Tommy Robredo, Ivo Karlovic won a three-set victory, score 6-7 7-6 6-4 with a record number of 29 aces, two doubles, 89% points behind the first service and without giving Robredo even a break for the whole game
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Ivo Karlovic VS Roberto Bautista-Agut STATS
Ivo Karlovic is the owner of the fastest service in the world, and even if this weapon is not as effective as fast-paced surfaces such as indoor hard or grass, the Croat demonstrated both yesterday and Houston two weeks ago that he is capable adapt to these playing conditions. In 31 of the 43 sets played by Karlovic this season we have had extra time, which equals an impressive 72% of the sets played in all competitions. Taking into account this statistic, and the fact that the only direct match between the two, which was even on clay, ended in three tiebreaks, I think this bet is a valuable one worth trying.
Roberto Bautista-Agut News
Roberto Bautista-Agut, the 15th World Player and favorite no. 8 of the Barcelona, has so far had a season in which he showed an atypical constancy. The Spaniard has accustomed us to being one of the most tame tennis players in the circuit, which can not be said of his developments in 2018. Iberic has already won two titles in the first four months of the Auckland tournament with 250 points and Dubai, a 500-point tournament. In addition to these developments, Bautista recorded no less than four defeats in the inaugural rounds of the official ATP tournaments at which Pune, Australian Open, Marseille and Miami took part.
In the only tournament on clay played by Bautista, Monte Carlo last week, the Iberian crossed Peter Gojowczyk in two sets, score 6-4 6-3 and compatriot Feliciano Lopez, score 6-3 7-6 ahead to recognize the defeated in the finals of the Belgian finisher David Goffin in a minimum of sets, score 6-4 7-5,
This week Bautista, thanks to his status as the head of the series, had a free tour in the first round in Barcelona
Ivo Karlovic VS Roberto Bautista-Agut Predictions
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