Davis Cup semi-finals tips: Murray meets Del Potro, Croatia could thwart France

The Briton is yet to win a career battle with Del Potro in straight sets, and this should be no exception to that rule.

Murray is most appealing at 5/2 to repeat that 3-1 Olympics final triumph, but that’s not all we’re tipping from this sure to be compelling contest…

Del Potro to win the second set of Murray match

While we feel there’s little danger of ATP world number two Murray losing his singles rubber with Del Potro, the Argentine will still make him work for the win.

Each of their last three meetings has seen Del Potro scoop the second set, so odds of 7/4 for him to repeat that feat are too tempting to turn down.

Edmund to take Pella opener on tiebreak

Just a few spots in the ATP world rankings separate Edmund from Pella, so this rubber should be a close contest.

Although the Argentine defeated Edmund 2-1 at Indian Wells in three sets earlier this season, the latter is now competing in front of a home crowd in Glasgow.

Edmund holds excellent odds of 6/1 to repeat his tiebreak victory in the opener here, so another 7-6 first set result in his favour is surely worth a patriotic punt.

Pouille to outperform Cilic

There is no denying that France’s Davis Cup team is weaker without missing Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in it, but Lucas Pouille made a second successive Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open.

Now ranked inside the world’s top 20, the youngster is exciting and his Summer Slams hitlist includes Del Potro and Bernard Tomic (both at Wimbledon), as well as Rafael Nadal at Flushing Meadows.

Given how poorly former US Open champ Marin Cilic played in New York and this being on a similar hard surface, despite home advantage, Pouille has plenty of merit if you back him at an awesome 11/4 to win their Davis Cup rubber.

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