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Three years ago, it looked like Felix Auger-Aliassime was on his way to establishing himself as a top-10 talent on the ATP Tour.
The Montreal native went to the semifinals at the 2021 US Open, won four titles in 2022, and was runner-up to Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals at the end of the season.
Auger-Aliassime ended the 2022 campaign ranked as the No. 6 player in the world, and he was considered one of the sport’s most promising young talents.
These days, Auger-Aliassime is known as a cautionary tale about how quickly things can change in the world of tennis.
Auger-Aliassime’s career has been defined by inconsistent play and disappointing results in big tournaments.
The 25-year-old has been eliminated in the first or second round in 10 of the last 13 Grand Slams, and he’s just 2-5 this season at Masters 1000 events.
Auger-Aliassime has an opportunity to buck that trend at the Cincinnati Open, where he’s a chunky -250 favorite over Arthur Rinderknech in the Round of 32.
The issue is that nothing is ever straightforward with Auger-Aliassime these days.
The same can be said of Rinderknech, who is in the midst of a bizarre stretch of tennis that saw him beat No. 3 Alexander Zverev in Round 1 of Wimbledon and No. 13 Casper Ruud last round in Cincinnati. In between, he lost back-to-back matches against players outside the top 100 in July.
It’s impossible to predict what will happen when either of these players steps onto a tennis court right now, but only one of them is a -250 favorite.
The Play: Arthur Rinderknech +200 (bet365)
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
