Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff Tennis Betting Predictions – Australian Open 2021
Struff meets a local hero
Competition: Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff
Competition: Australian Open 2021
Date: 09.02.2021
Betting Tips Struff -5.5
Odds: 1.72
Stake: 6/10 units
From a German perspective, the field of participants in the men’s competition at the Australian Open 2021 is manageable, because there are only five players in the official draw. Germany’s number two, Jan-Lennard Struff, has drawn an unpleasant lot. In the first round, Christopher O’Connell and Jan-Lennard Struff face each other.
Christopher O’Connell? Unpleasant lot? Struff’s opponent is not really known, but it is an Australian wildcard player. In addition, spectators are allowed in “Down Under” and thus the start against a local hero may be an uncomfortable task for “Struffi”.
Purely in terms of playability, the German has a clear advantage and accordingly the best bookmakers at O’Connell versus Struff offer betting odds of 1.20 for the tip on the German.
Further previews, analyzes and betting recommendations for the “Happy Slam” in Melbourne will be available in the Australian Open tip category over the next two weeks.
Christopher O’Connell – Statistics & Current Form
As a tournament organizer, the Australian Tennis Association naturally also tries to support the local players and awards some of the wild cards to players from their own country. This support also benefited Christopher O’Connell, who did not have to go the tedious way through qualification.
Best world ranking position: 111th place.
The direct qualification for the main competition would not have reached number 121 in the world. The 26-year-old is currently just behind his personal career high, which he reached in September of last year. At that time he was briefly listed at position 111.
At the age of 26, O’Connell is no longer a youngster, but he is still almost a blank slate on the big ATP tour. In 2019 he was mainly represented at the third-rate future level before he also convinced at the Challenger level in the season’s end and celebrated his first two Challenger titles in Cordenons and Fairfield.
GS victory at the US Open 2020
At the Australian Open 2021, Christopher O’Connell will only be represented in a Grand Slam tournament for the fourth time. The Australian celebrated his only GS victory in New York at the beginning of September 2020. In the first round match against Laslo Djere he prevailed in four sets before he was eliminated in round two against Daniil Medvedev.
The new calendar year began for O’Connell with a win against “Pitbull” Dominik Köpfer, before losing to the unorthodox playing Alexander Bublik. O’Connel only had to give up his service once, but Bublik’s resistance was limited in most of the service games.
His service is by no means particularly powerful. O’Connell is a player without particular strengths, but neither has any major weaknesses. However, this “average” will not be enough to endanger the favored German. Although a sentence can go away quickly, O’Connell’s prediction of a 3-0 win against Struff seems promising in favor of the Warsteiner.
Jan-Lennard Struff – Statistics & current form
The now 30-year-old Jan-Lennard Struff is currently number 37 in the ATP world rankings and thus missed another spot at a Grand Slam event. The start against O’Connell is not yet a horror-free one, but Roberto Bautista-Agut would be an extremely unpleasant opponent for the tall German in the second round.
Strong performance at the ATP Cup
Together with Alexander Zverev, “Struffi” represented his home country Germany at the ATP Cup and knew how to convince with very strong performances. The win against Milos Raonic at the start definitely fell into the “surprising” category. The Serbian Dusan Lajovic was not a sure-fire success either, but Struff was also able to compensate for a setback.
The defeat against Andrey Rublev, who was strong as a bear, was bitter, but it was also a clear indication to the competition that Struff can keep up with the best of the best. If he preserves the shape of the ATP Cup, there is only one tip from O’Connell against Struff – namely that of the German’s victory.
Melbourne has not been his “happy slam” so far
The Grand Slam tournament at the other end of the world is often referred to as a “happy slam” because no player request is generally denied. Jan-Lennard Struff couldn’t be particularly happy with his own performances in Melbourne.
The German only survived the first round in 2018, otherwise he had to cancel the sails either in qualifying or in the first round of the main competition at the latest. Last year, however, he delivered a tough fight to none other than Novak Djokovic and only lost in four sets.
Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff – Direct comparison / H2H balance
Head-to-head: 0-0
The first round match at the Australian Open 2021 will be the first encounter between Christopher O’Connell and Jan-Lenanrd Struff.
Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff betting odds in comparison
Betting Prediction: Christopher O’Connell
Odds: 4.5
Betting Prediction: Jan-Lennard Struff
Odds: 1.2
Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff Tennis Predictions and Odds
Playing against a “local hero” is certainly an unpleasant task when the house is full. There won’t be a full house, but O’Connell is sure to have the support of the fans.
However, there is a little lack of belief that this will be enough to defeat possibly the best “Struffi” of all time. Arguments that speak from Monday to Tuesday between Christopher O’Connell and Jan-Lennard Struff for the prediction on the local heroes are hardly present.
Key facts – Christopher O’Connell vs Jan-Lennard Struff tips
- Thanks to a wildcard, the Australian is in the main competition
- For the first time, the two actors face each other
- Struff is in strong early form at the ATP Cup
Rather, there is a clear victory for the favorite. Both bets on the 3-0 set success and the game handicap in favor of Jan-Lennard Struff are an interesting option.
Struff will get a lot of free points with his service and should rarely have problems in his service games. As a setback, however, there will always be opportunities.
At least one clear sentence (with two breaks) is to be expected and thus the high handicap has a good chance of success. That is why Christopher O’Connell and Jan-Lennard Struff allude to the odds on the game handicap -5.5 with six units. In the betting base odds comparison you can find betting odds up to 1.72. The stake for this bet is six units.
