This is a repeat of last season’s semi-final, which Murray won before going on to lose the final itself against Novak Djokovic. Murray’s momentum has been building well through the tournament, after having come into Roland Garros on the back of the poor form and a host of injury and illness problems this season. But with straight-sets wins in his last two of his last three matches, he has kept himself fresh and he is looking to find a way to win this semi-final showdown.
Andy Murray v Stan Wawrinka Betting Odds
Stan Wawrinka 8/11, Andy Murray 11/10
Of the four semi-finalists (Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem) Murray is the only man in the final four to have dropped a set in this season’s tournament. In fact, he has dropped three, including the opener against Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals, before mounting a successful comeback against the Japanese number one. He is still looking the odd man out as well, with the other three semi-finalists all having gone well on clay this season.
This is the 18th meeting against Wawrinka and Murray does hold a 10-7 head to head lead over his Swiss counterpart. There were two meetings between the player last season, that semi-final at the French Open and meeting in the ATP World Tour Finals, which Murray also won. But he is facing an opponent who has quietly and confidently strut his way through this season’s Roland Garros and who of course, is a former French Open Champion.
Wawrinka is in form, make no mistake. He has not dropped a set yet and he has secured more aces than Murray has done in this season’s championship and has hit as many winners as Murray as has done, all with having played three fewer sets. He is a danger in this one and like Murray, he has three Grand Slam titles in his career. His 2015 title victory over Djokovic at the French Open remains one of the greatest performances seen there for a long time.
It was one of those occasions where he found his rhythm and just rattled of a winner after winner, was brave on every single point he played and just looked, and proved to be, invincible on the day. If that Wawrinka shows up, Murray is going to have a huge battle on his hands in this one. But then it remains to be seen how the Swiss star is going to react if he drops his first set in this season’s tournament. Four set in Total Sets at Bet365 is going to fetch a price of 6/4 and it is 2/1 to go the distance.
A Stan Wawrinka 3-1 set betting victory is our tip for the match at a price of 7/2 with Bet365. Stan is bang in form at the moment and as well as Murray has done in the tournament so far, just from a point of sticking in there at times, it’s been a great tournament from him for not having form coming into it. But he will find Wawrinka on a different level to the level of opposition he has faced so far and the Swiss man is a justifiable favourite.
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