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Top Tennis Betting Picks of the Week – May 8th, 2023

By Hank Blaine

The Internazionali BNL D’Italia is the tournament to focus on this month. The Rome, Italy event starts on May 8 and runs through May 22. First round action starts on Wednesday, May 10 when Ilya Ivashka battles Stanislas Wawrinka. Which tennis players secure first round victories? Keep reading for tennis odds, analysis, and free picks for six of Wednesday’s best Internazionali BNL D’Italia first round matches.

Top Tennis Betting Picks of the Week (May 8th, 2023)

ATP – Internazionali BNL D’Italia – Rome, Italy

  • When: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Ilya Ivashka vs. Stanislas Wawrinka

Ivashka’s last tournament didn’t even really start. The slight underdog in this couldn’t move past the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open, losing to Albert Ramos-Vinolas via a 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 2-6 score.

The good news if you’re looking to back Ivashka is that he lost the second via tiebreaker. If Ilya wins the tiebreaker, the match would have been his.

Stanislas Wawrinka got by Maxime Cressy in his first round match at the Mutua Madrid Open. Then Wawrinka lost in straight sets to Andrey Rublev. Wawrinka is playing at a higher level right now. Stanislas gets the nod.

Tennis Betting Pick: Stanislas Wawrinka -175

Ugo Humbert vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

These two threw down in the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open. Ruusuvuori got the win, but it wasn’t easy.

The pair played two sets and two tiebreaker sets. Ruusuvuori won both tiebreakers, which is how he knocked out Humbert. But the 24-year-old French player has some talent. Ugo can turn the tables in the rematch.

Tennis Betting Pick: Ugo Humbert +152

Pedro Cachin vs. Cristian Garin

Garin is the favorite in this matchup because he played very well the Mutua Madrid Open. The – 152 chalk beat Marc-Andrea Huesler and then got by Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round.

The match versus Kecmanovic went three sets and two tiebreakers. It softened up Garin so that he couldn’t hang with 8-seed Taylor Fritz in the the third round.

Pedro Cachin won three matches before losing in the fourth-round against Jan Lennard-Struff. Cachin is a good player but he should fall in this. Garin gets the nod.

Tennis Betting Pick: Cristian Garin -152

WTA – Internazionali BNL D’Italia – Rome, Italy

  • When: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Lauren Davis

Davis played great in her last, the Catalonia Open in Reus, Spain. The +127 underdog beat Julia Grabher, Viktoriya Tomova, and Camila Osorio in the quarterfinals. Davis didn’t lose until the semifinals, and then it happened against the 2-seed, Sorana Cristea.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Barbara Strycova in the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Cocciaretto lost her second round match. Davis played in the lower-level tournament, but she played well. Taking a shot on the American makes sense.

Tennis Betting Pick: Lauren Davis +127

Nuria Brancaccio vs. Julia Grabher

Brancaccio played great when qualifying for a tournament in Bogota, Colombia in her last. However, this is a major step up.

Julia Grabher forced a tiebreaker set in her first round loss to Lauren Davis at the Catalonia Open in the last. Grabher could have knocked out Davis. The chalk should take this no problem.

Tennis Betting Pick: Julia Grabher -217<

Lesia Tsurenko vs. Elina Svitolina

Tsurenko won a couple of matches at the Mutua Madrid Open, beating Lucia Bronzetti in the first round and then getting by Jil Teichmann in the second.

Svitolina won three matches at the Mutua Madrid. Sloane Stephens beat the underdog in this in the fourth round. Heading to Spain, Svitolina had a 1-4 singles record this season. After the Mutua Madrid, the records stood at 4-5. It appears Elina has found her groove.

Tennis Betting Pick: Elina Svitolina +145

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