Nitto ATP Finals Singles – Finals
Grigor Dimitrov vs David Goffin
If someone told you that they knew Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin will make it to the finals of the ATP World Tour, they’re probably lying.
Now that’s not a jab to the two London finalists. Rather, that just goes to say how tough the road was that they needed to pass through to make it to this stage.
Sports betting pundits thought that this battle at the O2 would be another showdown between online betting darlings Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The two legends owned this year, so they were expected to end the season with another epic in one of the grandest live betting events in the sport.
However, both Dimitrov and Goffin showed the tennis world that they have what it takes to play and make some noise behind the shadow of the giants.
And here they are today; ready and all geared for the biggest final of their careers.
Dimitrov, at Money Line odds of 1.35, is the favourite to hoist the championship trophy in the English capital. He remains unbeaten in the tournament and is coming off a pulsating three-setter against Jack Sock—a game which has shown that the Bulgarian can hold his nerves when it matters.
It should also give him some boost that he manhandled Goffin in their meeting in the Group Pete Sampras, beating the Belgian in one of the most one-sided victories in the season-ending men’s competition.
Goffin, on the other hand, knows the difficulty of the task at hand. After all, he always had a hard time playing Dimitrov as proven by his 1-4 record against him.
Nonetheless, he will still be brimming with confidence after the most memorable week of his career that saw him take down the highest-ranked players in the world. He beat Nadal in the opener before stopping Federer’s 13-match winning streak in the semis and getting his first victory in seven tries against the Swiss Maestro.
In such great form, there’s no doubt the 26-year-old Rocourt native can put up a fight against the man oft-called “Baby Fed.”
Dimitrov should still be the smart choice in this matchup. However, with both players full of confidence and in high spirits, don’t expect it to be like their fight four days ago. In fact, a three-set game is a likely result here. With that said, how about a bet on Goffin Asian Handicap +1.50 @ 1.79?
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
