The Round of 16 concludes Thursday at the IEB+ Argentina Open, one of three ATP Tour tennis events, with four intriguing tennis matchups. In the first of the four Round of 16 matches, Italian Andrea Vavassori takes on Serbian Laslo Djere with the winner moving on the quarter-finals. The winner has the unfortunate reality of potentially playing defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, the favorite in IEB+ Argentina Open odds, in the quarters.
Vavassori vs Djere Picks
- Pick: Djere -163
Let’s take a look at the Vavassori vs Djere betting analysis.
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere Information
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere
Location of the game: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date & Time: Thursday, February 15 at TBD
How to Watch: Tennis TV
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere Recent Scores
An unranked player who reached the Round of 16 after earning a spot in the tournament via qualification, Vavassori beat Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Argentina Open, also known as ATP Buenos Aires. He had five aces in the match, won 85 percent of points on first serve, and was 4-of-21 in breakpoint opportunities. He won nine games in a row at one point in the match. Vavassori won his qualifying matches against Thiago Monteiro and Andrea Pellegrino.
Djere, meanwhile, comes into the Vavassori vs. Djere betting analysis following a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Marin Cilic. Djere had five aces, won 77 percent of points on first serve, and was 5-of-9 in breakpoint opportunities. The 28-year-old lost to Alcaraz in the Round of 16 at last year’s Argentina Open.
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere Betting Analysis
Vavassori Building off Strong Performance in Qualifiers
Vavassori is an unlikely entrant in the tennis predictions for the Argentina Open as he wasn’t even a ranked qualifier. He’s 19-14 overall over the last 52 weeks, including 14-6 on clay courts and has only qualified for one grand slam – the French Open – in the last calendar year. He is at his best on clay and showed that by winning both of his qualifiers in straight sets. He has yet to drop a set through three matches in Buenos Aires.
Vavassori was one win away from qualifying for the Australian Open in early January but doesn’t have great stats in official ATP events over the last year, with the exception of clay court events. He rarely makes it out of qualifying, last competing at the Terra Wortmann Open last June.
He has yet to play against Djere in his career.
Djere Eyeing First QF of the Season
Djere, a talented 28-year-old Serbian player, also doesn’t have the most impressive stats heading into the Vavassori vs Djere betting analysis. He’s just 1-2 overall this season with losses to Arthur Cazaux in the first round of the Australian Open and Juncheng Shang in the first round of the Hong Kong Open. He also lost in Davis Cup qualifying to Slovakia’s Lukas Pokorny.
Fortunately, he excels on clay where he was 19-12 last season and a career 285-139. In contrast, he is just 52-66 on hard courts. Djere hasn’t advanced past the Round of 16 in an event since reaching the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open, where he lost in straight sets to Gael Monfils. He is, however, a two-time champion on clay and was a runner-up in three clay court events dating back to 2021.
Updates
There’s no injury concerns for either Vavassori or Djere heading into Thursday’s match.
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere Betting Preview
Vavassori is a +130 underdog in tennis odds for Thursday’s match, while Djere is a -163 favorite. The match handicap for Vavassori is +1.5 (-110) and -1.5 (-125) for Djere. The games total for the Vavassori vs. Djere betting analysis is 22.5 according to BetUS.
Andrea Vavassori vs Laslo Djere Betting Prediction
While an upset is possible, Djere is the far superior player on clay courts and should be motivated to get back on track after a slow start to the 2024 season.
- Pick: Djere -163
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