The second round of the China Open sees Grigor Dimitrov coming up against Juan Martin Del Potro. The first round of the competition saw Dimitrov get past Damir Dzumhur while his second round opponent from Argentina was able to get past Pablo Cuevas in relative comfort. China Open men predictions are in favour of the Argentine getting a victory in this game. Let's check our free tennis picks and predictions for today.
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Dimitrov has been going through a fine run of form despite not being involved in the latter stages of the Grand Slam tournaments. He failed to get past the fourth round of the last three Grand Slams but his record in some of the other ATP tournaments has been decent. Dimitrov ended up winning the Cincinnati Masters by beating Nick Kyrgios in the final. The success at this competition is a major factor behind Beijing ATP betting tips being in favour of the Bulgarian progressing into the latter stages. His success at the Cincinnati Masters was immediately followed by a disappointing exit in the second round of the US Open. He required three sets in order to get past Damir Dzumhur in the first round of the China Open, and the game finished as a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win.
Del Potro was able to get past Pablo Cuevas with a lot of comfort after a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win. He comes on the back of some recent strong performances – especially at the US Open when he reached the semi-final only to be beaten by Rafael Nadal in a tight contest. This is a major improvement over his performances at the Wimbledon and French Open earlier in the campaign. It is one of the reasons behind China Open betting to strongly consider the Argentine as one of the favourites for the tournament. The world number 24 comes into the event with plenty of confidence and he is looking to reach the latter stages of the China Open for the first time in his career.
China Open predictions are strongly in favour of a victory for Del Potro. The 29-year-old has had an impressive run of results against Dimitrov in the past. The duo have met each other on six occasions in the past with Dimitrov ending a run of five consecutive defeats with the recent success at the Cincinnati Masters. The 6-3, 7-5 helped Dimitrov on his way to winning the title, but this game is expected to be dominated once again by the Argentine. He has made a strong start to the China Open after having a relatively comfortable victory, while Dimitrov had a difficult game against Dzumhur. One of the primary factors behind the win for Dimitrov was his opponent only succeeding with one break point. The China Open betting odds for backing Del Potro are quite attractive and are the best choice. It is possible to back the Argentine for a victory at a good price with Bet365 in the Beijing ATP odds, while Dimitrov does not look like a good option though the tennis odds today are longer.
Four out of seven matches between the two players have ended in two sets and Del Potro also managed to end his matches very fast as of late. Leading the H2H 5-1, the bookmakers' favourite is also ours, and we are choosing this market as it's offering a better price than Del Potro 2-0 in our China Open betting advice. Dimitrov's form has diminished since his win against Del Potro in August, and the head-to-head history is always a major psychological factor, therefore, a victory in two sets is more plausible given the two players' history.