ATP Stuttgart: betway Match of the Day - Marin Cilic vs. Félix Auger Aliassime
Final day in Stuttgart! And Félix Auger-Aliassime would like to finally win his first tournament win in the betway Match of the Day against Marin Cilic at the MercedesCup.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jun 13, 2021, 10:30 am
No, questions about the previous seven unsuccessful attempts in finals on the ATP tour have not come in the press conference after Félix Auger-Aliassime's semi-final victory against Sam Querrey. The still very young Canadian would have surely mastered this just as confidently as Querrey's serves in the absolute final phase, but Auger-Aliassime himself knows that a single title on the tour is only a matter of time.
In 2019 he was pretty close in Stuttgart, losing to an outstanding Matteo Berrettini at the time . The Italian never gave up his serve during the entire tournament, yes, only allowed his opponents a total of two breakballs. Berrettini did not appear to defend his title, his commitments in Roland Garros, where he failed in the quarter-finals to Novak Djokovic, were more important.
Cilic with greater title experience
Marin Cilic did not play that long at the French Open, the Croatian giant came to an end in round two against Roger Federer. Annoying for Cilic, but basically the lawn suits him well. The veteran celebrated the last of his 18 tournament victories to date in 2018 at the Queen's Club in London, a year before that he had only failed in the Wimbledon final against Federer.
Incidentally, the signs for a victory for Cilic are good: he has won the two previous duels with Félix Auger-Aliassime. 2019 in Washington and last fall in Paris-Bercy. So it's no wonder that the betway bookmakers see Cilic at odds of 1.75: 1 with a slight advantage. A rate of 2.05: 1 is offered for the premiere title of Auger-Aliassime.
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