Filip Krajinovic vs Marin Cilic Prediction: Betting on a Solid Win for Cilic

In the second semifinal of the tournament in London, Filip Krajinovic and Marin Cilic will meet. The guys have not played each other, and bookmakers are on the side of Marin, believe that he will win with confidence.

Filip Krajinovic

For the Serb, this grass tournament is the first of the season. Before London, Filip played in Roland Garros, reaching the last 32. The switch from clay to grand slam has been painless, and the Serb has already had three wins. The Balkan knocked out Brooksby, Querrey, and Peniston in three sets. The match against the latter lasted more than two hours. Krajinovic failed the first game but rebuilt his game and took the following two sets. Krajinovic made five aces and two doubles serves, winning 67% of his first serve points and 56% of his second. On the receiving end, Filip won 33% on the Briton's first serve and 49% on his second.

Marin Cilic

For Marin Cilic London is also the first grass tournament of the season. He entered the Roland Garros semifinals, which put him in the top-20 of the ATP world rankings. In London Marin lost only one set so far, in the first round to a local player, Brody. The Croat beat Bublik and Ruusuvuori in two games. The match against the Finn lasted almost two hours, in the first set the opponnets played a tiebreak, the second game ended with a score of 6-4. Marin made 11 aces and six double faults, winning 81% of points on the first serve and 63% on the second. On the receiving side the Croatian had 34% on the first serve of the Finn and 47% on the second.

Expert Betting Tips

We believe that in the confrontation between the two Balkans, Cilic has more chances to come out as the winner and we fully agree with the bookmaker's line on the game. Marin is in tremendous form as evidenced by his recent Roland Garros performance. Cilic has always liked grass. In his first game against Brooksby the Croatian lost one game, but he recovered and never lost another set. We doubt that Marin will lose so we bet on a confident victory for the No. 17.

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