Tennis prediction: Yoshihito Nishioka - Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov from Canada will play against Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in the final of the ATP tournament in Seoul.

Yoshihito NishiokaThe 27-year-old representative of Japan holds an excellent tournament in South Korea and eventually deservedly made it to the final.

Recall that in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Seoul, Nishioka made a big sensation and beat Kasper Ruud from Norway in three sets – 6:3; 3:6; 6:2. And yesterday, in the semifinals of the tournament, Nishioka played another difficult match, but still Yoshihito was able to beat Alexander, modest in the ATP rankings, in three sets Kovacevich from the USA – 6:3; 4:6; 6:3. In the first set, Nishioka showed a very good game and deservedly won the game with two breaks. In the second set, both tennis players began to work competently on their serves, but in the middle of the game, with the score 2:2 on games, Kovacevich made the coveted break. Then Alexander, not without difficulty, but still took the set, which allowed him to even the score in the match. At the start of the decisive game, Nishioka immediately made a break and went out to score 3-0 on games. As a result, then the Japanese calmly acted on his serve and was approaching victory. However, with the score 4:2, Nishioka faltered and lost the game on his serve. But, nevertheless, this did not break Yoshihito, then he made a return break and then the Japanese already competently submitted for the match. As a result, the tennis players spent one hour and fifty-five minutes on the court.

Denis ShapovalovThe 23-year-old representative of Canada, in turn, held another confident match in Seoul yesterday.

So far, Shapovalov has not given up a single set in three matches in South Korea. Yesterday, in the semifinals, Denis beat Jenson Brooksby from the USA in two sets – 7:5; 6:4. At the start of the match, the tennis players acted in an equal manner. In the middle of the game Shapovalov and Brooksby exchanged breaks, but then Denis made a second break in a row and in the end he calmly brought the game to victory. In the second set, the tennis players again acted quite competently on their serves, but with the score 4:4 Shapovalov still made a break, and then Denis, not without difficulty, but still served for the match. The tennis players spent one hour and thirty-five minutes on the court.

Denis Shapovalov and Yoshihito Nishioka played in 2018 at the ATP tournament in China. Then Nishioka made a sensation in the 1/8 finals and won in three sets – 7:6 (7:5); 3:6; 7:5.

ForecastIn this match, Denis Shapovalov is considered by the bookmakers to be a fairly clear favorite.

However, we can see that Yoshihito Nishioka is also in very good shape now, and therefore the Japanese should not be underestimated in the battle for the title. There will certainly be a hard fight here, and therefore we suggest that you bet more than 21.5 games on the total.