Australian Open (Men) match preview: Thomaz Bellucci - Dudi Sela

Written by: Dimitar Published: 16-01 18:11:52

Not so good at this surface

Thomaz Bellucci is on 37th place in the ATP ranking at this moment, but hard courts are not his favorite surface for sure. In 2011 Bellucci played only eighteen games at hard surface and won only seven of them, while for example at his best courts - clay - he had 14 wins and nine defeats. So far in his career the Brasilian have played 107 games at hard courts (54-53) and 322 at clay (212-110). In the previous years at Australian Open Thomaz Bellucci have never reached more than second round (twice in 2011 and 2010 and also one defeat in his first game in 2009).

His favorite surface

Dudi Sela is a little favorite in this game and there are few reasons about that. Dudi Sela on other hand is number 75 in the ranking, but his favorite surface is exactly the hard courts, where last year he had 25 win and 14 defeats. In his first tournament of the year at Chennai Sela reached third round. He won against Fognini (6-0; 6-1) and Paire (4-6; 6-2; 6-4), before losing against Raonic in two sets (6-7; 3-6). So far in his career the Israelian have 245 wins and 124 defeat at hard courts. In the last two years at Australian Open Sela lost in the first round (against Del Potro in 2011 and against Sergeyev in 2010). In 2009 he reached third round and this is his best achievement in Australia so far.

The Israelian should win this one

The two players have played twice between each other so far and Dudi Sela have won both games. First he eliminated Bellucci in the first round of US Open in 2011 after five set drama. Later that year he won in straight sets in the Challenger Tour Finals (Indoor). Bellucci is not playing good at hard courts, while for Sela this is the best choice of surface, so the Israelian should manage to reach the next round.

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Prediction:

Tip: Dudi Sela
Odd: 1.75
Bookie: unibet
Stake: 5 /10
Tipster: Dimitar

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