Aslan Karatsev vs Maxime Cressy Prediction: Cressy to achieve a confident win

Aslan Karatsev's first opponent in Montreal will be American Maxime Cressey. They have not crossed paths yet, and the bookmakers favor the American.

Aslan played only one match on hard court after the clay part of the season, losing in three sets to Sweden's Mikael Ymer in Washington, D.C. 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 in two hours and 26 minutes. The match turned out quite long, Aslan scored three aces and six double faults. Karatsev won 70% of points on his first and 45% on his second serve. Aslan's statistics on the receiving end were 38%/45%.

After winning the Newport tournament, Cressy played two matches at in Washington, beating Sock in three sets and losing in two to Andrey Rublev. Andrey beat Cressy with great difficulty, 6-4, 7-6, and the tie-break was also a long one, 10-8. In that match, Maxime scored 14 aces and 7 double faults, won 75% of points on the first and 70% on the second serve. On the receiving, end Cressy had the following statistic: 20%/36%. Cressy seemed to make a good overall impression in his capital city.

Cressy has clearly slumped comparing to his 2021 season which is obvious not only from his ranking but also from the quality of play and of course his results. On the other hand, Cressy is in good form now: the American won the Newport tournament, played well in two matches in Washington, and for sure he is not going to fly out of the Montreal one after the first round. These facts were noted by the bettors as well, the odds on Cressy's victory are falling, so we bet according to this trend. Here are the options for you to consider:

H2 (-2.5) for 1.91 at 1xbet & 22bet;

Correct Score 0-2 for 2.20 at Bet365.

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