The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan are a new tennis tournament featuring the highest-ranked young tennis players on the ATP circuit currently. These newfangled format also features no line-judges, no tramlines, sets up to 4 and a shot clock. It's a great idea and made a triumphant start in Milan yesterday. Here are top tennis tipsterDanny Archer's Day Two fancies for today's four games.
Karen Khachanov vs Jared Donaldson - Khachanov to win 16/25, Khacanov 3-1 (set betting) 16/5, Khachanov to win the first set 3/4 and under 25.5 games 4/6 Unibet
It's been a pretty disappointing end to the year for 21-year-old Khachanov who lost in four sets in yesterday's 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.
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Khachanov has a powerful game, which includes a ferocious serve and he will look to use that against a defensive Donaldson.The two have never played each other with Khachanov ranked 10 places higher at 45 in the ATP rankings. Having made such a decent start in the first set yesterday, Khachanov will have been disappointed with that loss and he can get back on track here.
Jared Donaldson has enjoyed an excellent year and deservedly sits at 55 in the ATP rankings. He was taught a harsh lesson by Borna Coric yesterday however, who registered an emphatic straight-sets victory and having won just one match in his few tournaments, confidence seems low.
Andrey Rublev vs Hyeon Chung - Chung to win 1/2, under 25.5 games Unibet
Probably the best game of the day. Chung leads their head-to-head record 1-0 and is probably most exciting player to emerge from South Korea. An excellent victory over Mischa Zverev at the Paris Masters before a R32 defeat to Rafa Nadal, in which Chung did have chances highlights his talent and he impressively dispatched Denis Shapovalov in four-sets yesterday. Chung has a wonderful baseline game and is a worthy favourite for this tournament.
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Andrey Rublev should not be discounted however. He is ranked 37th in the world (Chung 54), but he survived a five-set marathon against Italy's late entrant Gianluigi Quinzi, who put a spirited display in front of his home crowd yesterday. With that in mind and such a quick turnaround between games, I fancy Rublev to tire here.
Denis Shapovalov vs Gianluigi Quinzi - Shapovalov to win first set 7/20, under 23.5 games 3/5 and Shapovalov 3-0 6/4 set betting - Unibet
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, this should be a confidence-boosting victory for Shapovalov after a four-set loss to Chung yesterday.
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 relished playing in front of his home crowd last night when narrowly losing to Rublev. However, that might have taken a lot out of him and I expect him to struggle today.
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Borna Coric vs Daniil Medvedev - Coric to win 1/2, Over 24.5 games 19/20 Unibet
This is a superb match to round off day two and Coric could prove too strong. Impressive last night over Donaldson, he's been in decent form this year and can continue his upward curve in his first meeting with Medvedev. The Croatian is 48th in the ATP rankings, with Medvedev 65th and he should stamp his class here.
It would be folly to outright dismiss Medvedev though who has a real touch of class about his game and I can see this being a trappy affair.
Danny's Double
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Chung and Coric both to win - £30 Returns £65 with Unibet
Archer's Accumulator
Khachanov, Chung, Coric and Shapovalov all to win - £30 Returns £126 with Unibet
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