We absolutely smashed the tennis yesterday with winners in all four matches of the inaugural ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan and I'm looking for more success on Day Three. Here are our top tennis tipster Danny Archer's best bets for all the action...
Hyeon Chung vs Gianluigi Quinzi - Chung to win first set 1/5, Under 6.5 games first set 8/15, Over 20.5 games 22/25 - Unibet
Remember the name Hyeon Chung. He has cantered to the semi-finals in Milan dropping just one set along the way. His performance against top seed Andrey Rublev yesterday was simply awesome as he crushed the Russian in straight-sets. Chung possesses a wonderful game with a strong focus on groundstrokes and a effective serve. He moves round the court very well and whilst motivation levels won't be as high having already qualified for the semi-finals, he rates as a safe bet to win again here, highlighted by his cramped odds of 1/16.
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Gianluigi Quinzi is a late entry into the tournament after top seed Alexander Zverev also qualified for the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals in London next week. He has mainly been on the ITF Challenger Circuit but has relished playing in front of his home crowd at this tournament. He lost a titanic five set tussle with Andrey Rublev on Tuesday, before rallying gamely against Denis Shapovalov last night, but the Canadian ultimately proved too strong, winning in four sets. Quinzi is already out of the tournament but will be looking to put on a bold show in his final game in front of a partisan home crowd here in Milan.
Jared Donaldson vs Daniil Medvedev - Medevedev to win 2/5 and Medvedev to win first set 3/5
I've been pretty disappointed with American Jared Donaldson. He's been tipped as one of the next big things to come out of the States but he has not done much this week. He's not the tallest of players and works hard around the court but he has been swept aside in straight sets by Borna Coric and Karen Khachanov respectively so far and this could be another uphill struggle for Donaldson.He's on a long losing run and I expect that to continue today.
Daniil Medvedev won a thrilling four set contest over fellow Russian Khachanov on day one of this tournament before coming up short against Borna Coric last night in another four-set cracker. This is a big match for Medvedev as he knows qualification for the semi-finals is on the line and that makes him a stand-out bet for me.
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Andrey Rublev vs Denis Shapovalov - Shapovalov to win 3/5, Over 24.5 games 22/25, Shapovalov win first set 4/5
Huge game this as both players seek to qualify for the semi-finals and it would be folly to discount Andrey Rublev. With Zverev's defection, he is the highest ranked player in the world at 37. He survived a five-set marathon against Italy's late entrant Gianluigi Quinzi, who put in a spirited display in front of his home crowd on Tuesday and he did look tired against Chung yesterday who dished out a masterclass.Those games may have taken a fair bit out of Rublev and I'm keen to take him on here.
Denis Shapovalov is one of the most exciting talents in tennis. Combining a powerful serve with an excellent forehand, the Canadian won the Boys Singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016. I was lucky enough to work with the young man and it was clear that he would go to the top of the game. He's got a great work ethic and has a good coaching team. He reached the fourth round of this year's US Open, becoming the youngest player to reach that stage since Michael Chung in 1989. Coupled with a magnificent semi-final run in the Rogers Cup, his home tournament in Montreal where he beat both Juan-Martin Del Potro and Rafael Nadal, he gave tournament favourite Chung a decent match in a four-set loss on Tuesday and got a deserved victory over Quinzi yesterday. The Italian rallied in that match but Shapovalov kept his head to win in four sets and I was impressed with the way he knuckled down under pressure. Those deep runs earlier on in the summer will massively help in a pressure cooker situation like he faces today and I think he is great value.
Borna Coric vs Karen Khachanov - Khachanov to win 5/4, Khachanov first set 23/25, Over 24.5 games 22/25
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Coric qualified for the semi-finals last night with a comfortable victory over Medvedev having previously beaten Donaldson in straight sets. He could take his foot off the pedal here having already secured the aforementioned semi-final berth and with that in mind I'm keen to take him on.
t's been a pretty disappointing end to the year for 21-year-old Khachanov who lost in four sets in his Group B opener to fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev. Khachanov took the first set there and looked very comfortable until Medvedev started to find his range to land a crucial second-set tie break. Khachanov has a powerful game, which includes a ferocious serve and he got a deserved victory in impressive style over Donaldson in straight sets yesterday. That was some performance from the Russian and with a semi-final berth on the line, I expect him to really serve it up to Coric today.
Danny's Double
Medvedev and Shapovalov both to win - £30 Returns £67 with Unibet
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Archer's Accumulator
Mdevedev, Shapovalov, Chung and Khachanov all to win - £30 Returns £163 with Unibet
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