Top Tennis Betting Picks of the Week – May 1st

We have several different pro tennis tournaments running this weekend, with three on the men’s side and three on the women’s side. The men are competing in one of three clay tournaments, whether the BMW Open by FWU in Munich, the Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal, or the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open in Turkey. The women’s tourn is on display in Morocco, at the Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, the J&T Banka Prague Open in the Czech Republic, or the Kunming Open in Anning, China. Take a look at our tennis betting insights for each of these tournaments.

Top Tennis Betting Picks of the Week – May 1st

Budapest champion Marco Cecchinato soars 33 spots to a career-high.

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At the BMW Open, top-seeded Alexander Zverev is the favorite to win the tournament. He takes on unseeded Yannick Hanfmann in the round of 16 on May 2. However, some other players to consider here are Philipp Kohlschreiber, as he has won the BMW Open three times, and he takes the field for the 14th time this year. He holds the sixth seed in 2018 and faces Mischa Zverev on May 2. Zverev had to win in the round of 32 to advance this far. Gael Monfils holds the seventh seed and may have some rust to shake off in Munich, as he has not played due to injury since March 13. The fourth seed is Hyeon Chung, who faces Matthias Bachinger on May 2 in the round of 16. He made the semis at the BMW Open last year, and he put together a solid run at the 2018 Australian Open. The Millennium Estoril Open features Kevin Anderson as the top seed. He made it to the semifinals here in 2017 and has a lifetime record of 3-2 in matches at this tournament. He is ranked eighth in the world and has remarkable dexterity given his 6’8” frame. Anderson already has one title under his belt this year and looks to add another one. The defending champion is Pablo Carreno Busta, who has an 11-2 match record here. He has yet to take home a first-place trophy so far this year, but playing close to home makes him someone to consider on your wagering card, especially given that he’s already netted more than $850,000 in prize money this year. Giles Muller made the finals a year ago and has a 5-2 career record here. However, he is ranked just 28th in the world and has a losing record in match play this year (7-9). Given his success at this tournament, he may well be one you want to consider as a dark horse.

What Other Tournament Should You Look At?

Marin Cilic headlines the entrants at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. He has banked almost $2 million in prize money this year despite failing to win any titles, with a match record of 15-6. However, his last title came right here in 2017, so you have to like him to take home the trophy once again. In his last action, he went out in the quarterfinals against Kei Nishikori at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Damir Dzumhur made the quarterfinals here in 2016 and has a record of just 3-3 this season but comes in as the second seed. He has posted a 9-12 record in match play this year and has failed to win any matches since a round-robin win over Norbert Gombos at the SVK vs BIH tournament in Slovakia. He went out in the round of 64 against Marco Cecchinato at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and in the round of 16 (after a bye) against Cecchinato once again at the Gazprom Hungarian Open.

What About the WTP?

On the women’s side, the Grand Prix de SAR la Princesse Lalla Meryem is taking place in Morocco this week. The field doesn’t have any players in the top 15 in the world; Elise Mertens of Belgium, ranked 17th, is the top seed, followed by Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia and Petra Martic of Croatia. Mertens faces unseeded Laura Siegemund in the round of 16 on May 2.