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Simone is currently filled with confidence, especially after beating Raonic. He serves well and generally plays well on his serve, and is rather aggressive and creative. Since he is a top level doubles player as well, the skills typical for doubles might tip the balance in close situations. He played a very solid and focused game against Raonic, staying mentally strong, which is extremely important for this match. Gael was not at his optimum in Rotterdam, but Berdych's incredibly good performance is a more important reason he lost. He did not plan to attend this tournament at first, in order to recover, but still accepted the invitation and beat Zverev and Kuznetsov. Since Bolelli is a much better player right now than the ones Monfils met here so far , I expect a close match. However, looking at both players, my intuition tells me that Simone should win today. Gael is prone to drastic ups and downs in his game as well as casual moves that could cost him the match. I believe Simone wins in two sets, but the handicap is a safer option.