betway Match of the Day: Pablo Carreno Busta versus Filip Krajinovic
The final at Hamburg's Rothenbaum is coming up: Pablo Carreno Busta willmeet Filip Krajinovic in the betway Match of the Day .
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 18, 2021, 09:24 am
It is a very important tournament for him, here at the Hamburg European Open, assured Pablo Carreno Busta (ATP No. 13) - especially since he had lost in the first round shortly before at Wimbledon. In Hamburg, on the other hand, things are going again for the ageless Spaniard who has not yet made a sentence on his run to the finals. There he defeated Carlos Taberner, Dusan Lajovic and on Saturday against Federico Delbonis, who actually went into the match with a clearly better record.
Carreno Busta, the number 2 of the tournament, played his way into the hearts of the people of Hamburg, you got that impression clearly in the semifinals - and he's a nice guy too.
Krajinovic wants to win the first ATP tournament
In the final? Does he meet Filip Krajinovic (ATP No. 44), the number 6 in Hamburg, who had a terrific week: three contested victories against Daniel Altmaier, Philipp Kohlschreiber and the top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets each, then on Saturday in the semifinals a two-set victory over compatriot Laslo Djere.
Krajinovic could win his first tournament victory at ATP level in Hamburg, he had to take three defeats in the final so far (Paris 2017, Budapest, Stockholm 2019), Carreno Busta wants to get the number, most recently he triumphed in the spring in Marbella. The betway Match of the Day starts at 1.30 p.m.
In direct comparison, however, Krajinovic leads 1-0, in 2019 he won in Stockholm in his run to the final in three sets.
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