Western & Southern Open Final – Best Bets. Today is final day in Cincinnati, Oh, USA in the 2018 Masters 1000 Western & Southern Open. 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and 13-time GS winner Novak Djokovic is playing for yet another big title. LeoVegas has the best odds for the finals. Novak Djokovic Winner – 2.05 and Federer Winner 1.79 with LeoVegas.
World number one Rafael Nadal pulled out from this years Western & Southern open after he won his record 33rd Masters 1000 title in the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Nadal wanted to rest and prepare for the US Open where he is looking for his 18th Grand Slam.
Roger Federer is facing Novak Djokovic for the 46th time and is trailing 22-23 in the all-time greats head to head. In Cincinnati Federer has an exceptional record with 7 titles and also with 0 losses to Djokovic at the event. Federer has now held serve in 96 consecutive service games and owns 14 straight match wins at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. Moreover, the Swiss has claimed 17 of his last 18 sets played. Djokovic has lost 5 finals in Cincinnati, two against Andy Murray (2008, 2011) and 3 against Roger Federer (2009, 2012 and 2015). Only Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal has lost 5 finals at the same tournament without winning. Murray in Australian Open and Nadal in Miami. MATCH START – 16.00 EST – 21.00 GMT – 22.00 CET
Western & Southern Open Final – Best Bets
(2) ROGER FEDERER – (10) NOVAK DJOKOVIC
Djokovic is 23-22 against Federer and the last time Federer won against the Serb was in London ATP Finals back in 2015. Their last meeting came in Australian Open 2016 in the semifinals where Djokovic destroyed Federer in a magnificent match 3-1. Djokovic has been struggling for the last year with a elbow injury and lack of confidence but won his first title for the year and his 13th Grand Slam in Wimbledon in July and is almost back at his very best. Federer is 29-4 on the tour this year with 3 titles (Australian Open, Rotterdam and Stuttgart) and this is his first tournament since his shock defeat against Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Its a really tough call to pick the winner here. Federer has lost 9 matches in total the last two years and 5 after having held match points. If he plays at his highest level today it might be enough and he hasnt lost serve in Cincinnati for the last 96 service games.. Djokovic is in his 6th Cincy final and should have all the motivation in the world to clinch his first title, beat Federer again and show the world that he is the best tennis player once again. My money goes to Djokovic winning and becoming the first one with a “Golden Masters” having won all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments.
BEST BET: NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINNER – 2.05 at LeoVegas ( 1.79 on Federer as the winner)
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BETTING ODDS FROM LEOVEGAS
DJJOKOVIC WINNER – 2.05
DJOKOVIC 2-0 – 3.60
DJOKOVIC 2-1 – 4.50
FEDERER WINNER 1.79
FEDERER 2-0 – 3.05
FEDERER 2-1 – 4.10
I will put in a bet on Djokovic as the winner for 2.05 and another bet on the Serb taking it in 3 sets for 4.50.
LAST 5 MEETINGS DJOKOVIC – FEDERER
2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN (SF) – DJOKOVIC 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
2015 ATP FINALS LONDON (F) – DJOKOVIC 6-3, 6-4
2015 ATP FINALS LONDON (Round Robin) – FEDERER 7-5, 6-2
2015 US OPEN (F) – DJOKOVIC 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
2015 CINCINNATI (F) – FEDERER 7-6, 6-3
Djokovic leads the head to head 23-22.
HISTORY TO BE MADE IN CINCINNATI
Either way this match will create new historic records. If Federer wins it will be his 8th victory in Cincinnati and the head to head between the two will be 23-23. It would also be Federers 99th ATP Title and 28th Masters 1000. If Djokovic should win he would have won all the 9 Masters 1000 tournaments as the first player in history, his 70th ATP title and 31st Masters 1000 trophy.
MOST MASTERS 1000 Titles
1. RAFAEL NADAL – 33
2. NOVAK DJOKOVIC – 30
3. ROGER FEDERER – 27
4. ANDRE AGASSI – 17
5. ANDY MURRAY – 14
MOST MASTERS 1000 Finals
1. RAFAEL NADAL – 49
2. ROGER FEDERER – 48
3. NOVAK DJOKOVIC – 45
4. ANDRE AGASSI – 22
5. ANDY MURRAY – 21
Federer plays his 48th Masters 1000 final today and Djokovic his 45th.
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To date Federer is the only man to have beaten Djokovic in all four majors, and likewise Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer in all four majors. Both men accomplished this after having beaten each other at Wimbledon. Both players are generally considered to be the two greatest hard court players in the open era. They have faced each other 45 times with Djokovic leading 23–22 (9-6 in Grand Slams). This includes a record 15 Grand Slam matches, four of which were finals, plus a record ten semifinals.
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