Tallon Griekspoor vs. Liam Broady: Preview and betting tips

The tournament in Washington is the biggest tennis event on the hard surface after the end of the grass season. There are plenty of interesting players taking part. For example, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Andy Murray and Tallon Griekspoor. He’ll meet Brit Broady in his opening match.

In the second round of the tournament in Washington, the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor (27 years old, 33rd in the ATP rankings) and Liam Broady (29 years old, 125th in the ATP rankings) will face each other. While Griekspoor had a free draw in the first round, Broady went through the Frenchman Moutet.

This year’s top results

Both tennis players have shone on grass courts this year. The Dutchman triumphed at his home tournament in Hertogenbosch in June. He also won the title earlier this year on the hard surface in Pune, India.

The Briton shone at the All England Club. At Wimbledon, he provided one of the biggest surprises when he knocked out Casper Ruud in the second round. A match later, he said goodbye to the London Grand Slam.

Tennis form on hard surfaces

Griekspoor played his matches this year on concrete in the opening part of the season. In addition to his triumph in India, he also advanced to the third round at the Australian Open. There he finished on the racket of Greek Tsitsipas. He has also been knocked out of other majors by heavy caliber players such as Djokovic and Alcaraz.

The Dutchman’s overall record on hard court this year is a positive 9:4. In the long run, it is on this surface that he is most successful.

For Broady, Washington is his third tournament on hard court this year. He started in January at the Canberra Challenger, where he advanced from qualifying to the quarterfinals. He also made his way from the qualifying matches to the Doha tournament, where he was knocked out by Medvedev in the eighth round.

The Briton has won eight times and lost three times on this surface this year. Compared to the Dutchman, he has also faced weaker opponents due to his participation in tournament qualifiers.

The match

In the only mutual match between these two tennis players, Broady enjoyed advancement in the qualification for Wimbledon in 2019. He won then after sets 6:4, 6:7, 6:2.

Conclusion

Griekspoor will be the favorite in the upcoming match. On a hard surface, he is rarely beaten by a player outside the real aces of the ATP circuit. He confirmed his solid form on clay in the Bundesliga, when he did not know the bitterness of defeat during July.