Tennis Prediction Thiago Tirante vs Jiri Mensik: Cincinnati

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• On Saturday, Thiago Tirante won 88% of points behind his first serve. The information is not the number, it's the name in front of him: Novak Djokovic, the best returner in the history of the game, beaten 2-6 6-4 6-4.

• Over the entire week, the Argentine serves at 83%: 20 aces against Choinski, 13 against Djokovic, 9 against Landaluce. This serve is in a state of grace.

• On the other side, Mensik has also been serving over 80% for 2 matches. Two unplayable serves, two returns that break little: this match is written in advance in its form, sets with a maximum of one break, tie-breaks everywhere.

• And that's exactly where a +3.5 games lives: 7-6 7-6 covers it, 6-4 7-6 covers it, and the slightest Argentine set puts it definitively out of reach.

• Transparency now, because it is necessary: this exact ticket, Tirante +3.5 games, I lost it 10 days ago in Montreal against Tien. 6-4 6-4, the only score that kills it, half a game away.

• What has changed in 10 days: Tirante's serve has taken a step up, and above all Mensik is not Tien.

• The Czech's return is solid, Tien's is the best of his generation.

• A player who has just served 88% against Djokovic, and does not lose by 4 games against Jakub Mensik, except on an off day. That's the bet, and this time the conditions are met.

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