3 sets without a winner?
I see so many possible scenarios in this meeting with these two!
VDZ is definitely one of the most inconsistent and hard to follow players on the tour. The number of matches where he is ahead and gets caught up in the score is distressing, he is better when he is almost behind! It is almost the same thing for Borges who has a crazy mentality on the other hand, he shines by his resilience but struggles to be imperial. After disappointing results in the Davis Cup (but usual), he recovered well last week and made a strong impression on me in his two matches, he is strong physically and mentally, in the game he is often sluggish but this time it was frankly ok. The dynamic is even less good at VDZ who did not succeed in anything in the Davis Cup then in his first tournaments in China. The Dutchman is so unpredictable that you can never predict when he's going to wake up and an M1000 is a bit of a perfect opportunity so I'm wary of him.. In the game I imagine a big, well-fought fight with long exchanges but it's not a problem for Borges who I find more in danger against other profiles and on the contrary VDZ shines better against powerful/aggressive players in my opinion.. All these little things make me lean towards..


