Jannik Sinner v Frances Tiafoe: Prediction, Tips and Odds

With the US Open on the horizon, the world's best players have been fine-tuning their hard-court preparations in Cincinnati this week.

And on Monday, Jannik Sinner locks horns with Frances Tiafoe in the final of the Cincinnati Masters.

This will be Sinner's fifth final appearance of the season and he heads into the match as tournament top seed, while Tiafoe will be looking to make the most of home advantage in the USA.

Tiafoe, who thrives in the US hard-court season, defeated 15th seed Holger Rune in the semi-finals, while Sinner took down third seed Alexander Zverev in three sets.

Both of these players exited last year's Cincinnati Masters in the second round but have come a long way since then and they could show exactly why they deserve to be in the final with a high-octane contest on the cards.

Jannik Sinner v Frances Tiafoe betting tips and predictions

Jannik Sinner to win 2-1 - 5/2

It has been a career-defining season for Sinner, who dominated in the opening months of 2024 and looks back to his best on the US hard courts.

The Italian endured a slight dip in form during the grass-court swing but he has, nonetheless, won 47 of his 52 matches on the ATP Tour this year, picking up four titles in the process.

He has won all four of the finals he has played this term and three of his four titles have come on hard courts.

The signs were there at ATP Montreal, in which he reached the quarter-finals, and he has gone a couple of steps further in Cincinnati.

Sinner was relatively untested in the early stages of the tournament, easing past Alex Michelsen in straight sets before a walkover win against Jordan Thompson.

That kept him fresh for the subsequent rounds against Andrey Rublev and Zverev, with Sinner beating both players in three sets.

He will head into the final of the Cincinnati Masters in high spirits and can take confidence from the fact he leads the head-to-head with Tiafoe 3-1, winning their last clash on hard courts in Vienna last year.

So it is easy to see why Sinner is 1/3 to win the final but to squeeze more value out of that bet, punters should back the Italian to win in three sets.

Tiafoe is no pushover and he is especially strong on serve, so should not be broken too much by the Italian, at least in the early stages of the match.

That points to a contest which could well go the distance.

Three sets in match  - 5/4

Not dissimilar to the first suggested wager, three sets could make an appeal at 5/4 for those punters unwilling to pick a winner.

Only one of the previous four meetings between these players has been settled in straight sets and despite Sinner's recent success, he has faced some resistance against stronger players.

Both his quarter-final with Rublev and his semi-final with Zverev were won in three sets and Tiafoe is more than capable of holding his own on serve with the crowd behind him.

The American won in three sets against Rune in the semi-finals and against Jiri Lehecka in the last 16, either side of his walkover success against Hubert Hurkacz, and this could also go to three sets.

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Jannik Sinner v Frances Tiafoe odds

Jannik Sinner - 1/3
Frances Tiafoe - 12/5

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