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De Schepper advanced through qualifications here without playing a tiebreak, but he did as expected at his serve. He won 22 out of 23 service games. He will have a more difficult job at the return here, because Basilashvili knows how to play against servers. In the context of our bet, that means in the beginning focusing on saving his serve and waiting for a possible chance. Last year he played that way twice against Lopez, every time the set went into tiebreak. He also played two matches against Karlovic last year, first sets of both went into tiebreak. The fact that De Schepper defeated Coppejans is irrelevant for this context. The Belgian does not play tennis based on saving his serve. Also, De Schepper played 28 indoor matches last season. 10 of them went into tiebreak of the first set. Basilashvili is playing his first indoor match of the season. He probably knows what is waiting for him and he will have to focus on his serve. He has shown that he can do that against servers and that is why this match is a good chance.