Filip Krajinovic vs Pablo Carreño-Busta Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Hamburg Open

Prediction published on 17/07/2021, 16:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 17/07/2021 at 17:00 in Tennis Predictions

Second seeded Pablo Carreno Busta takes on Filip Krajanovic in the final of the Hamburg Open. Krajanovic is the sixth seed for this clay court tournament and caused a big shock earlier in the week when beating Stefanos Tsitsipas. Krajanovic is ranked 44th in the world but up to 35th in the live rankings and can climb to 30th if winning this final.  That's the ranking he had as the new year began. This is only the second event this year in which he has got past the last 16. The other was in Munich, also on clay, where he got to the last eight. This week has seen some good form though he had to go to three sets to beat Daniel Altmaier and Phillipp Kohlscreiber. Then came the match against Tsitsipas and again a three-setter. The first was lost but then he won the next two sets for the loss of four games. The semi-final saw him Laslo Dere in straight sets.

Pablo Carreno Busta is the world number 13 but beating Krajanovic will see him go up to 11th. That's just one place below his best ever ranking of 10th achieved four years ago. Busta is strongest on a clay surface and won the tournament held in Marbella in April. He got to the semi-finals in Barcelona, losing to Rafael Nadal and the last 16 at the French Open. Grass isn't so good for him bu he did get to the last four in Mallorca before a first round defeat at Wimbledon. Busta has beaten Carlos Taberner, Dusan Lajovic and Federico Delbonis in straight sets on his way to this final. He can get the win here.