Betting tip: tonights double!
It is up to monfils and Halys to take a set here. Monfils has What it takes and Zverev has not hit his form here.
Match: Monfiels vs Tien + Zverev vs Halys
League / Competition: US Open
Our Pick: Over 3,5 sets in both matches
Odds: 3.20
Market: Over/Under
Analyst Confidence: 4/5
Gael Monfils and Learner Tien have already played a competitive three\-set match this summer, with Tien winning 6\-3, 0\-6, 6\-3 in Montreal\. Monfils then produced a strong four\-set comeback in his US Open opener, showing that he still has the ability to trouble higher\-ranked opponents\.
Tien is the clear favorite, but several current previews expect him to win while dropping a set\. One model specifically recommends Over 3\.5 Sets with a 58% projection, making four sets an attractive scenario\.
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Alexander Zverev comes into this second-round US Open clash as the clear favorite, but he has already been pushed to the limit after a nearly five-hour, five-set battle against Lorenzo Sonego.
Quentin Halys has never beaten Zverev, who leads their head-to-head 2-0, but both previous meetings have shown Halys can make the German work. Their Miami meeting earlier this year featured two tiebreak sets, while Halys also took a set from Zverev at Roland Garros.
With Halys possessing enough power to trouble Zverev and the top seed potentially carrying fatigue from his opening-round marathon, Over 3.5 Sets looks like an attractive play.