After his epic five-set victory over Ivo Karlovic in the first round, Britain’s Aljaz Bedene go in search of a third round spot on Wednesday when he steps back onto the court. It was a really rousing, spirited effort from Bedene, roared on by the home crowds as he battled his way through. Hopefully, he will have had enough rest to take on the next challenge and he goes into Wednesday’s match as the heavy favourite.
Bedene is 1/4 with Paddy Power to take the match victory here against Dzumhur who is at the 3/1 mark. This will be the first match contested between the two players and it pits world number 58 against the Bosnian who is ranked 83rd in the world. Bedene has posted a 13/11 win/loss record of the season and he recently ran to the quarter finals on the grass at s_hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands.
His opponent has posted an 11/14 win/loss record this term and he is carrying a little bit of form in having won the Internationaux de Tennis de Blois in France. That was on clay though. It may be that clay preference which sends favouritism to the home-backed Bedene in this one. Dzumhur flew past Renzo Olivo in the first round, dropping just the three games along the way. He has never made it past the second round at Wimbledon, his best run there coming last year.
Bedene’s best run at Wimbledon was also a second round finish, which was back in 2015 so one of these are going to go further than ever before. Who will get there? It may be a tight scrap down the line and it is worth pushing for four sets at a price of 7/4 with bet365 in the Set betting market.
Aljaz Bedene v Damir Dzumhur Wimbledon betting odds
Aljaz Bedene 1/4, Damir Dzumhur 3/1
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