Punners tuning into the Round 1 action on Wednesday, 2 Sept at 4:50 am AEST witnessed a dramatic conclusion as Dane Sweeny squared off against Corentin Moutet on the ATP circuit. Coming into the contest, the market had Corentin Moutet installed as the clear favourite at 1.4 in the head-to-head market, while Dane Sweeny sat at 2.98. In the end, the encounter finished with Dane Sweeny taking out the match via a 7 6 3-6 4 0 scoreline following a retirement note from the contest.
Both players entered the court looking to steady their recent form lines. Dane Sweeny's last start prior to this fixture had been a loss against Jesper De Jong on Tuesday, 18 Aug, while Corentin Moutet was also looking to bounce back following a defeat against Rafael Jodar on Wednesday, 5 Aug. With the line set at 1.5 sets and total games at 35.5, punters who looked towards the match markets had plenty to dissect before the retirement brought a premature halt to proceedings.
How the tips went
Looking back at the published selections for this fixture, let's see how the market played out against the final result.
Corentin Moutet (Head to Head @ 1.34) — Loss. Despite heading into the match as the clear favourite in the betting, Moutet ultimately dropped the fixture after the retirement finish saw Dane Sweeny declared the winner.