Cuevas makes a return to his favoured clay surface as a heavy favourite against Mayer at Hamburg. Cuevas prefers to play off the base line and wins most of his points from his heavy kick serve and his one handed backhand. He's first serve has been accurate of late and has a high percentage of 1st serve winners but he consistently makes a lot of unforced errors. He should win this match but not as easily as the odds reflect. Mayer has an unorthodox style of play that seems to work for him. Although being taller than Cuevas by 4 inches, his serve and groundstrokes are not as powerful as Cuevas but he is extremely consistent with a higher 1st serve percentage and far less unforced errors. He offsets this lack of power with a lot of variations that include the slice, drop shots, chip and charge. Expect to see a lot of serve and volley which will catch Cuevas off guard. These variations and his fast movement around the court will take some getting used to by Cuevas which is why he has only won one set out of five against the German. Mayer has beaten some big names recently, albeit on grass, to win his 2nd title at Halle. The home crowd was an advantage at Halle and I expect the same at Hamburg. Mayer should be ready for this match whereas Cuevas might be still reeling over his Wimbledon first round knockout and his doubles controversy where he was fined for refusing to play. It might take him some time to figure out Mayer and adjust before winning the match which is why I believe there is significant value in Mayer winning the 1st set at $2.75.
Cuevas makes a return to his favoured clay surface as a heavy favourite against Mayer at Hamburg. Cuevas prefers to play off the base line and wins most of his points from his heavy kick serve and his one handed backhand. He's first serve has been accurate of late and has a high percentage of 1st serve winners but he consistently makes a lot of unforced errors. He should win this match but not as easily as the odds reflect. Mayer has an unorthodox style of play that seems to work for him. Although being taller than Cuevas by 4 inches, his serve and groundstrokes are not as powerful as Cuevas but he is extremely consistent with a higher 1st serve percentage and far less unforced errors. He offsets this lack of power with a lot of variations that include the slice, drop shots, chip and charge. Expect to see a lot of serve and volley which will catch Cuevas off guard. These variations and his fast movement around the court will take some getting used to by Cuevas which is why he has only won one set out of five against the German. Mayer has beaten some big names recently, albeit on grass, to win his 2nd title at Halle. The home crowd was an advantage at Halle and I expect the same at Hamburg. Mayer should be ready for this match whereas Cuevas might be still reeling over his Wimbledon first round knockout and his doubles controversy where he was fined for refusing to play. It might take him some time to figure out Mayer and adjust before winning the match which is why I believe there is significant value in Mayer winning the 1st set at $2.75.
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