Kyle Edmund vs Ugo Humbert
18th February 1600hrs
Tennis – Delray Beach – ATP
Pick Edmund To Win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: Even Money odds taken 20:35 GMT Sunday, 16th February
Britain’s Kyle Edmund collected the second ATP level title of his career on Sunday. He did that with a straight-sets win over Andreas Seppi in the final of the New York Open. He heads straight to Delray Beach now.
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Can Edmund continue his hot streak
Sometimes it is just worth riding a player when they are on a hot streak. Edmund lifted the title in New York on Sunday, dropping only the one set in his five matches in the tournament.
Aside from a tetchy quarter final match, Edmund was in brilliant form throughout. He dominated his opponent in the final of New York superbly.
Can he keep the momentum going? His serve was on the money in the Big Apple and that’s a key component to his game. It means now that Edmund has a W7 L2 match record for 2020.
Edmund has won 85% of service games this year, and he has managed to save 70% of breakpoints faced this year as well.
There has been just one previous meeting between Edmund and Humbert. That was last year in Marrakech on clay. Edmund took a fairly routine victory in the match 6-3, 6-2 pounding out a massive 83% of 2nd serve points won.
Sometimes success can be a double-edged sword in that he won’t have much time between tournaments. But the 25-year-old is on his game right now.
Can French youngster handle Edmund’s serve?
21-year-old French player Ugo Humbert has lost three of his last four matches. He was in the New York Open event that Edmund just won and Humbert bowed out in his second match against Miomir Kecmanovic, who Edmund beat in the semi-finals.
Humbert did have a good start to the year, lifting the title at the ASB Classic in New Zealand.
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He knocked over a couple of big names in that draw as well, getting past Denis Shapovalov and John Isner. He just hasn’t had too much time on the court since then really.
This will be Humbert’s first appearance at Delray Beach. He is steadily on the rise in the rankings but he will be facing a tough opener in Florida against an in-form, confident player.
Kyle Edmund vs Ugo Humbert Betting Advice
Seeing Edmund go all the way and win back to back titles isn’t too realistic. But he can open with a win in Delray Beach against Humberto. Edmund was just playing so well in New York that he’s worth riding while he is hot.
Key Facts – Kyle Edmund vs Ugo Humbert Betting Tip
- Kyle Edmund won the New York Open title on Sunday
- Kyle Edmund won the one previous meeting with
- Ugo Humbert won the ASB Classic title in January
Edmund has a devastating service game and he has been delivering on 2nd serves as well quite tellingly. So he’s not just relied on his rocket first serves. Humbert may well just get rolled over.
The best betting odds for Kyle Edmund vs Ugo Humbert
Kyle Edmund to win: 5/6 at Bet365
Ugo Humbert: 5/6 at Bet365
