Cameron Norrie vs Roberto Bautista Agut
11th October from 1500hrs
Tennis – USA – Indian Wells 2021
Pick Norrie To Win
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 8/11* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021)
Britain’s Cameron Norrie enters the Second Round of action at Indian Wells on Monday after picking up a good opening win.
That saw Norrie continue in some good recent hard court form and he is the odds-on favourite to win this one.
Norrie meets Spain’s experienced Roberto Bautista Agut for a place in the Third Round.
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Cameron Norrie Preview – Norrie can prevail
Cameron Norrie opened his Indian Wells account with a victory over USA player Tennys Sandgren.
That was a 2-1 scoreline for the Brit, a good solid success.
In the match outright for tennis betting on Monday, Norrie is the 8/11 favourite* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
After suffering a bit of a slump in form on the North American swing after taking a title in Mexico, Norrie looks to be back on track.
At the start of October, Norrie had a great run to the final of San Diego where he was beaten by Casper Ruud.
Along the way in that campaign, Norrie had defeated two of the top six seeds.
So that’s some excellent current form from the Brit.
This will be the second meeting between Norrie and Bautista-Agut.
The two previously met back in February 2018 at the Davis Cup, with Norrie winning 3-2.
A Norrie 2-0 set betting pick for Monday’s action is at 13/8* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
Can Norrie keep his hot hand of hard court form going?
He has spent a lot more time on hard surfaces since the summer than his opponent.
Roberto Bautista Agut Preview – Top 20 player still a threat
Roberto Bautista Agut is still ranked inside the Top 20 in the world so there is no obvious pushover.
In the first round of action at Indian Wells, the Spanish took a 2-0 win over Guido Pella.
That was a straight-sets win for Bautista Agut, his third success in his last four matches on the hard surface.
In the match outright for tennis betting, the win for Bautista Agut is at 11/10* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
This is the first tournament for Bautista Agut since bowing out of the US Open in the third round.
On the North American swing of the season, the Spaniard is W5 L3 in matches on the hard court.
So he hasn’t made it too far in tournaments, but by the same token, the last two players to beat him have been Grigor Dimitrov and Felix Auger Aliassime, both more than handy players.
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Roberto Bautista Agut doesn’t have the greatest of records at Indian Wells at all from recent efforts.
In his last five appearances at the event, he hasn’t been past that second round.
So there should be a good chance for Cameron Norrie in this one.
To support Bautista Agut at least getting a set on the board, the Norrie 2-1 set betting pick is at 10/3* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
Cameron Norrie vs Roberto Bautista Agut Betting Advice
Cameron Norrie seems to be back in the groove at the moment and is worth backing to get through this.
The quote of 8/11 in the match outright for tennis betting is an option* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
That run to the final of San Diego was impressive by Norrie, getting wins over Denis Shapovalov and Andrey Rublev along the way.
Key Facts – Cameron Norrie vs Roberto Bautista Agut Betting Tip
- Cameron Norrie beat Bautista Agut in the one previous meeting
- Cameron Norrie has won five of his last six hard court matches
- Roberto Bautista Agut has not been past the second round of Indian Wells on his last five appearances
33-year-olds Bautista Agut is not going to be a pushover, and he is ranked higher in the world than Norrie is.
But we just have a preference for Norrie’s hard-court form at the moment, so it’s the Brit who wins.
The Norrie 2-0 set betting selection then isn’t out of range at 13/8* (odds taken 18:31 GMT October 10th 2021 at bet365).
The best betting odds for Cameron Norrie vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Cameron Norrie to win: 8/11 at Bet365
Roberto Bautista Agut to win: 11/10 at Bet365
