2 matches are on Monday's card at Porto 2, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Kimmer Coppejans against Thiago Monteiro in the round of 32. Our calls: Monteiro over Coppejans, Kolar over Batalla.
Pick: Kolar
Win probability: 54% Kolar · Market: -120 · We call it in 3 sets (47%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (29%)
Monday's Porto 2 round of 32 pits Oriol Roca Batalla against Zdenek Kolar on clay. Zdenek Kolar has dropped 5 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten. Oriol Roca Batalla limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 2 wins in 10.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Little separates them; Kolar gets the nod on the finest of margins.
Pick: Monteiro
Win probability: 51% Monteiro · Market: -108 · We call it in 3 sets (48%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (26%)
A spot in the next round is at stake on Monday, when Kimmer Coppejans goes up against Thiago Monteiro in the Porto 2 round of 32. Thiago Monteiro limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10. Kimmer Coppejans is 6-4 across recent matches.
Monteiro's 72.1% behind the first serve (against 63.9% for Coppejans) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Little separates them; Monteiro gets the nod on the finest of margins.
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