Filip Krajinovic VS Evgeny Donskoy (BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS Filip Krajinovic VS Evgeny Donskoy
A good match for today is our tennis pick: Filip Krajinovic vs Evgeny Donskoy. This match will be played at ATP – SINGLES: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), hard. Filip Krajinovic had a very good results this week.
Filip Krajinovic News
Filip Krajinovic progressed to the quarterfinal of an ATP Tour event for the second time in two weeks when he defeated Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets. The Serbian lost to Lucas Pouille in the quarterfinal at ATP Marseille last week.
Filip Krajinovic started the week in the worst possible way by losing the first set 0-6, but it doesn’t matter much now as he has a great chance to make a rare semifinal appearance at this level (Career SF appearance on tour -2).
The 26-year-old Serbian, who ended 2017 with a runner-up finish at the Paris Masters, has played only eight matches this year but he seems to be slowly gaining momentum, having improved his record in every passing week so far in 2018. R1 at Doha, R2 at Rotterdam, QF at Marseille and QF at Dubai* (still active).
Like Krajinovic, this will be Evgeny Donskoy’s second quarterfinal appearance in two weeks. The Russian progressed to the quarterfinal at Delray Beach last week but lost to Steve Johnson in straight sets.
Filip Krajinovic VS Evgeny Donskoy STATS
These two players met once in the first round of Belgrade (Krajinovic home event, clay court) in 2010 when the Serbian prevailed in straight sets. Filip Krajinovic will start as the favorite, but the semifinal spot is not beyond Donskoy’s reach as well.
Evgeny Donskoy News
Evgeny Donskoy also made the quarterfinals of ATP Dubai last season (defeated Roger Federer in R2) but lost to Lucas Pouille in three sets.
Taking nothing away from his efforts, but the Russian has defeated a lesser ranked opponent Blaz Kavcic in the first round and an injured Damir Dzumhur in the second round. This match against Filip Krajinovic will be his first real test of the week.