Grass Court Battles Begin: Top Picks & Upsets for Betting ATP Lines at the BOSS Open

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The 2023 BOSS Open is an ATP 250-level grass court tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. The main draw began on June 12 and runs until June 18. It’s the first grass court event of the season as players gear up for Wimbledon in July.

The tournament was played on clay until 2018. Roger Federer won that year and subsequent winners include Marin Cilic and Matteo Berrettini, who won in 2019 and 2022. Berrettini is the No. 7 seed in this year’s tournament. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, and Hubert Hurkacz are the top seeds. Alexander Zverev was expected to play as the home crowd favorite, but withdrew after an extended run at the French Open.

Let’s take a closer look at the upcoming BOSS Open tournament so you can bet against the ATP lines.

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2023 Stuttgart Open | 45th Edition | June 12–18, 2023
ATP Tour 250 Series Professional
Tennis Club Weissenhof | Stuttgart, Germany

Benjamin Bonzi (+220) vs. Tommy Paul (-275)

American Tommy Paul is 2-0 in his career against Benjamin Bonzi and will look to stay perfect in an attempt to get into the Round of 16 in Stuttgart. Paul, who is ranked a career-best world No. 16, lost in the second round of the French Open. He’s a much better grasscourt player, however, with a career 13-8 record.

Bonzi, who made two finals this season, is 18-7 on grass in the last two years. This will be the first match between the two players on grass. 

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Gregorie Barrere (+110) vs. Oscar Otte (-138)

Without Zverev in the draw, the German crowd will be fully behind Oscar Otte as he hopes to become the first German player to win in Stuttgart since Michael Stich in 1991. Germans are 0-4 in the BOSS Open finals since then.

Unfortunately, it hasn’t been a very good season for Otte, who is just 5-11 this season and well outside of the top-100 at world No. 141. He was a career-best world No. 36 in 2022. Gregorie Barrere, meanwhile, is 12-12 this season and up to No. 58. 

Barrere beat Otte 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 in the only prior meeting between the two players in France. Otte would love to return the favor in front of his home fans, but Barrere is probably the best bet for Tuesday’s match.

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Denis Shapovalov (-163) vs. Marton Fucsovics (+130)

Canadian Denis Shapovalov arrived on the ATP Tour four years back with plenty of hype but hasn’t really been able to live up to those lofty expectations. He has just one title and hasn’t been ranked among the top 10 since September 2020. He’s just 9-10 this season. Marton Fucsovics is 11-12 this season and is coming off of a three-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the Round of 64 at Roland Garros.

Shapovalov and Fucsovics have played twice, with each player winning a match. Fucsovics beat the Canadian in the first round of the 2020 Australian Open, while Shapovalov beat Fucsocivcs in the Round of 32 in Dubai in 2022. Shapovalov’s favorite surface is grass, although he was just 1-4 on grass in 2022. He was 9-3 on the surface the year prior.

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The draw for the 2022 ATP Stuttgart BOSS Open has been hampered by poor weather conditions through the first five days. Some first-round matches only completed on Wednesday and many are still to be played. 

Top seeds Stafanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, and Hubert Hurkacz have yet to play a single set at the week-long tournament with all three players receiving first-round byes. No. 2 seed Matteo Berrettini played his second-round match on Wednesday and defeated qualifier Radu Albot in a closer-than-expected 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 battle.

Below is a look at some early storylines and the potential match-ups heading into this weekend. Let’s get right to it so you can bet against the ATP Odds.

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Down Goes Humbert

No. 8 seed Ugo Humbert continued his struggles early this season with a loss to fellow Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. Umbert, who achieved a career-best No. 25 world ranking in June 2021, is now 4-12 this season and has now lost in the opening round in three of his last four events.

Rinderknech, however, couldn’t capitalize on the upset loss as he was involved in one of only two second-round matches to take place thus far. Benjamin Bonzi, a 25-year old Frenchman in search of his first title, defeated Rinderknech 7-6, 6-2. 

Bonzi will face the winner of Oscar Otte and Shapovalov in the quarter-finals and will likely be the betting underdog in either match.

Kyrgios and Basilashvili Headline 2nd Round Matches

Of the remaining second-round matches, there’s none with more intrigue than Nick Kyrgios and Nikoloz Basilashvili. Kyrgios defeated Basilashvili in straight sets in their only career meeting back in 2017, but the Georgian has been much better than the Australian as of late; they’re ranked 26th and 78th, respectively.

Despite their rankings, Kyrgios is the betting favorite at (-400), while Basilashvili is listed at (+300). Either way, expect this one to be a close battle, so three sets at (+175) could be a good value bet. The match is scheduled for 10:25 a.m. EST.

Other Second Round Matches

Andy Murray and Alexander Bublik should be the closest match of the second round, with oddsmakers listing Murray at (-138) and Bublik at (+110). Murray is 2-1 against Bublik in his career and could have the added benefit of extra rest as he opted to skip the French Open.

No. 3 seed Hurkacz, meanwhile, will be in tough against Marton Fucsovics, who has defeated him in both of their prior matches. However, Fucsovics barely put away world No. 139 Jurij Rodionov in the first round and Hurkacz is a much better player on grass. Hurkacz is the betting favorite at (-275).

Looking Ahead

While we should always expect upsets, we could have an incredibly exciting quarter-final match between Tsitsipas and Murray if both players win their Round of 16 match. Hurkacz/Fucsovics and Kyrgios/Basilashvili would be the second quarter-final.

The other quarter-finals are likely shape up to be Bonzi vs. Shapovalov/Otte and Lorenzo Sonego/Jan-Lennard Struff (delayed from Wednesday) vs. Berrettini. 

Tsitsipas vs Shapovalov would be the obvious final prediction, but veterans like Murray and Kyrgios could have something to say about that. The final is scheduled for June 12.

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