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I have been waiting for the odds, wondering how underestimated Metrl will be and I was't wrong. Unfortunately, the handicap bets are not widely available, but my first idea was Mertl taking a set here, but then I decided to go for this over. The Austrian is clearly the favorite, no doubt about that, but Mertl is a tricky player that has been struggling with form the entire season, as the odds show. But I think they didn't factor in the last two weeks, which are the most important ones, right? Mertl beat Fucsovics last week and then reached the tie-break in the third set against Starace and missed two match points. He gave Choinski only one game. OK, so the German is not a measure of things but he still reached the semifinals of junior US open a few weeks ago, he's not completely clueless. I repeat, Haider-Maurer is the favorite but Mertl is obviously on the rise after a terrible season, and he's very tricky in that state. He has very good skills that can get him free points on his serve and impact Haider-Maurer's psyche. I believe the Czech can get a set here, I really do, but I will go for this "safer" option. I think Mertl will give his opponent a hard time. I believe his performance will later drop so I won't go for him taking the set. This will not be a walk in the park for the Austrian, that is, it won't be if Metrl continues with the good performances from last week and the first round here.