{"id":109397,"date":"2016-05-26T17:52:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=109397"},"modified":"2016-05-26T21:58:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T01:58:23","slug":"kei-nishikori-vs-fernando-verdasco-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-french-open-third-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/kei-nishikori-vs-fernando-verdasco-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-french-open-third-round.html","title":{"rendered":"Kei Nishikori vs. Fernando Verdasco Predictions, Odds, Picks and Tennis Betting Preview \u2013 2016 French Open Third Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kei Nishikori\u2019s quest for a first-ever Grand Slam title is still very much alive after defeating Andrey Kuznetsov in the second round on Wednesday. The fifth seed\u00a0will look to seal a place in the round of 16 when he takes on the ever-dangerous Fernando Verdasco\u00a0at Roland Garros later today.<\/p>\n<p>Read on below for an in-depth breakdown of this third-round clash and while you\u2019re at it, you can check out our preview of the round-of-32 match between <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/stan-wawrinka-vs-jeremy-chardy-predictions-odds-picks-and-tennis-betting-preview-2016-french-open-third-round.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stan Wawrinka and Jeremy Chardy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tennis News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-atp-citi-open-purse-and-prize-money-breakdown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 WTA Citi Open and Prize Breakdown<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-wta-citi-open-predictions-picks-odds-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 WTA Citi Open Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-atp-citi-open-predictions-picks-odds-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 ATP Citi Open Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kei Nishikori vs. Fernando Verdasco\u00a0Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Roland Garros, Paris<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, May 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Kei Nishikori\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-700<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0vs. Fernando Verdasco (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+450<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all French Open Men\u2019s Singles lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong> Tennis Channel<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on Kei Nishikori (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-700<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/28\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-107534 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/250x130-french-open.gif\" alt=\"250x130--french-open\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>Kei Nishikori barged into the third round of the 2016 French Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Andrey Kuznetsov on Wednesday. It was an excellent performance by the Japanese superstar\u00a0who needed just one hour and 48 minutes to oust the Russian.<\/p>\n<p>Nishikori, who improved to 1-1 against Kuznetzov, blasted 31 winners and won 63 percent of his first serve points. What proved to be the difference in the match, however, was his stunning\u00a0return. Nishikori converted six of his eight break point opportunities in the win against Kuznetzov.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for Nishikori\u00a0is a third-round clash with Fernando Verdasco. This will be the fourth meeting between Nishikori and Verdasco in the ATP Tour with the Spaniard leading their head-to-head matchup, 2-1. For Nishikori\u00a0to gain the upper hand this time around, he will need to\u00a0continue his highly-efficient play. Nishikori has committed an average of just 17.5 unforced errors in this tournament thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Nishikori is 8-2\u00a0in his last 10 matches.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Fernando Verdasco\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+450<\/strong><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p>Fernando Verdasco\u00a0booked a place in the third round of the French Open with a resounding 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Dodig\u00a0on Wednesday. It was a flawless performance from Verdasco who needed just one hour and 40 minutes to eliminate the gutsy Croatian.\u00a0Just like in his previous match, Verdasco\u2019s serve was impressive once again. He converted 78 percent of his first serves against Dodig with Verdasco winning 40 of his 52 first serve points. Verdasco also blasted 36 winners in this match, stretching his tournament total to 75.<\/p>\n<p>Verdasco\u00a0has been impeccable in this event thus far as he has yet to drop a set in his opening two matches. He now\u00a0has a 25-12 record here in Paris with the former world no. 7 reaching the fourth round five times. He\u00a0will look to continue his excellent form when he takes on Kei Nishikori in the round of 32. Verdasco will fancy his chances against Nishikori as he has fared extremely well against the Japanese on clay. Verdasco is 1-0 against Nishikori on this surface.<\/p>\n<p>Verdasco\u00a0is 7-3 in his last 10 matches.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Verdasco (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/tennis\/mens-french-open-round-of-32\" target=\"_blank\">+450<\/a><\/strong>)\u00a0upsets Nishikori in five tough sets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the exciting tennis action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/28\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143054\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Wimbledon-2017-News-banner.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kei Nishikori\u2019s quest for a first-ever Grand Slam title is still very much alive after defeating Andrey Kuznetsov in the second round on Wednesday. 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