TENNIS FREE BETTING TIP: Andy Murray vs Nikoloz Basilashvili

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Andy Murray received a wild card to compete in this years’ first Grand Slam. The former No. 1 is currently ranked at No. 135.

The 34-year-old had a 22-17 record last season including 7-6 on hard surface.

He has already started the year with a 4-2 record after losing to Facundo Bagnis in the first round at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 and made it all the way to the finals in Sydney where he lost to Aslan Karatsev.

The last title Murray won was in Antwerp in 2019.

Murray has played at the Australian Open since 2006 missing the tournaments in 2017, 2020 and 2021. He has made five final appearances but never won. The last time the Scot made it to the finals was back in 2016 when he lost to Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5, 7-6.

Nikoloz Basilashvili is currently No. 23 at the ATP rankings with his highest position ever at No. 16.

The Georgian has started the 2022 season with three losses. At the ATP Cup, first he lost to Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-2 before retiring against Stefanos Tsitsipas at 4-1 in the first set.

Last week in Sydney, Basilashvili lost in the first round to tonight’s opponent Andy Murray in three sets.

The 29-year-old finished 2021 with a 35-27 record including 18-11 on hard surface.

Basilashvili won two tournaments in Doha defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in the finals by 7-6, 6-2. He also won in May in Munich after a 6-4, 7-6 win against Jan Lenard Struff in the finals.

The Georgian also made it to the Indian Wells final match losing to Cameron Norrie by 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Basilashvili is a regular at the Australian Open since 2015. His best result is the third round in 2018 and 2019. Last year, he lost in the first round to Tommy Paul in three sets.

Key facts

• Andy Murray has won both of his matches against Nikoloz Basilashvili
• Murray is 4-2 in 2022 while Basilashvili is 0-3
• Murray defeated Basilashvili 2-1 last week in Sydney after dropping the first set

Murray has defeated Basilashvili twice, both times after coming back from retirement.  Still, the Georgian is one of the toughest players to predict on the tour as he can lose to anybody and then make a long run on a strong tournament. Murray is improving his physic and looks ready as he has already played six matches this year. Basilashvili has lost all three of his this season. Murray is the better player and favorite to win but he is not at the level to do that in straight sets. Therefore, we suggest placing a bet on over 36.5 games since both players can hold on to their serve and will probably win a set.

Value Bet

Andy Murray to win and total sets over 4.5

5.25

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