{"id":363149,"date":"2025-08-15T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=363149"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:00:53","slug":"cincinnati-open-tennis-quarterfinal-predictions-august-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/cincinnati-open-tennis-quarterfinal-predictions-august-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Open quarterfinal picks and predictions Aug. 15: Best bets on Shelton vs. Zverev, Paolini vs. Gauff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal concludes on Friday with a few stars looking to secure their spots in the semifinal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pre-match narrative: <\/strong>Two top 10 players meet when Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton face off for the final spot on the men&#8217;s side. On the women&#8217;s side, Coco Gauff looks to bounce back from her recent losses against Jasmine Paolini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my top Cincinnati Open tennis predictions, featuring a pick on Andrey Rublev vs. No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cincinnati Open predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Shelton\/Zverev over 25.5 games (-107)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shelton is white hot right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s won nine straight matches. That includes securing his first title of the season, winning the National Bank Open in Toronto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shelton has followed that up by winning all three matches at the Cincinnati Open in straight sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 22-year-old is 21-6 on hardcourts, shaping into an elite player on the surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Zverev has been rolling, too, winning two matches in straight sets before Karen Khachanov had to retire from their round of 16 matchup with an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world No. 3 is also a fantastic hardcourt player. His 220-102 record rivals the best in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That makes it hard to pick a side, especially between two players who are serving the ball extremely well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that does make the over intriguing, even on a higher total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> At the Cincinnati Open, both Shelton and Zverev share an indentical 96% service hold rate, with each player being broken just once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/tennis?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_tennis\">Full tennis betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paolini vs. Gauff best bet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gauff -3.5 games (-117):<\/strong> When these two meet, the playing surface seems to be a notable factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paolini is 2-0 on clay while Gauff is 2-0 on hardcourts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It adds up as Paolini&#8217;s 57.7% win rate on hardcourts is significantly worse than her 64.9% win rate on clay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gauff is elite regardless of the court type. Her 147-64 record on hardcourts (69.7%) reflects that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American has had two convincing straight-set wins at the Cincinnati Open and got one extra match of rest because of a walkover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paolini has won all six of her sets at this event but needed three tiebreakers along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of that, Gauff has played two fewer hours to reach the quarters, so I feel good backing the more rested, higher-ranked player with a surface advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rublev vs. Alcaraz best bet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alcaraz -1.5 sets (-139)<\/strong>: Alcaraz is on an incredible run in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Spaniard is 51-6 this season. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s 27-1 in his last 28 matches, with the one loss coming against Jannik Sinner. But he also beat Sinner twice in that span.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rublev is having a down year at 29-18, and his 13-8 hardcourt record isn&#8217;t all that impressive either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexei Popyrin was the only top-20-ranked opponent he faced at this event, and he needed all three sets in the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time Rublev played someone in the top 10, he lost to Taylor Fritz in straight sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two have never played on outdoor hardcourts, but they have played indoors, and Alcaraz won both of those matches without dropping a set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cincinnati Open predictions made at 10:11 a.m. on 08\/15\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal concludes on Friday with a few stars looking to secure their spots in the semifinal. The pre-match narrative: Two top 10 players meet when Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton face off for the final spot on the men&#8217;s side. 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