Wednesday was a disaster at the National Bank Open, also known as the Canadian Open or Canada was. Master, Montreal. The top three seeds Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas were all eliminated, blowing the draw completely and basically paving the way for any of his remaining 16 players to win the title. .
Even if the top seeds drop like flies, there's plenty of star power on the docket with Nick his Kyrgios, Janik Sinner, and Felix Auger his Ariassim coming in on Thursday .
But it is another impressive player, Gael Monfils, who can provide the best betting value in the Round of 16:
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ATP Montreal odds, predictions , Today's Tennis Picks
Gael Monfils (-125) vs. Jack Draper (+100)
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ATP Tour Gaël Monfils, one of the most interesting players on , continued to shake off the rust of a three-month vacation with a win over a top-form Maxime Cressy on Wednesday. Monfils needed a few tie-breaks to get the job done, but in his two matches in Montreal, Monff's fitness is arguably a reliable match for the upcoming Brit in his match against Jack Draper. I guess.
It was quite a breakout season for the 20-year-old Draper. Draper, who ranked in the top 200 in January, found himself close to the top 50 with a win over Monfils.
As impressive as Draper has been over the past eight months, this is still uncharted territory for the British. Draper has won his 70% of his games in the last 52 weeks (42-18) and his 79% of his games on hard courts, but most of them have been on the Challenger Tour. At the main level, Draper is 6-3 on hard courts (including qualifying) and his results include a big win (Tsitsipas), but he is also beaten by world No. 229 Ram Kumar Ramanathan. .
In other words, Draper is on the rise, but his way up in tennis is never easy.
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And a player like Monfils is a ridiculous defender who can hold his own in a rally and should be able to counter Draper's great motor. However, Monfils' experience should prove invaluable to any player playing his first round of 16 matches at a Masters 1000 event.
Draper finds himself dangerous We have proven that. But this looks like a classic overreaction to a spectacular performance against Tsitsipas. Had the two played a few days earlier, this line would have been overshadowed for his Monfils, even if it was his first tournament since May.
Tennis His abstract predicts Monfils as his 63% favorite. This corresponds to -170 on the moneyline. Even considering the extenuating circumstances (Monfils rust and Draper uptrend), La Monphe still seems pretty cheap.
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Bet: Monfils -125 (BetMGM)
