2022 ATP Munich Winner Odds Mention Zverev and Ruud as Top Favorites

By: Eniko

Posted: April 26, 2022

Updated: April 26, 2022

2022 ATP BMW Open is held this week, 25 Apr - 1 May in Munich
The ATP250 tournament is held on clay since 1900
Nikoloz Basilashvili is the defending champion, Zverev and Ruud are top favorites now

Alexander Zverev leads the field in the 2022 BMW Open this week in Munich, at the next ATP 250 tournament of the season. Nikoloz Basilashvili is the defending champion and will compete again. The 2022 ATP Munich winner odds mention him in the favorites but just after the top-ranked players, Zverev, Ruud, and Opelka. The Bavarian International Tennis Championship, now known as the BMW Open is one of the oldest men’s tennis tournaments. Since the first event was held in 1900 on the outdoor clay courts at the Münchner Tennis und Turnierclub (MTTC) Iphitos in Munich. It has been an ATP250 tournament since 2009 attracting lots of great players every year. In the previous winners, we can find such stars as Ivan Lendl, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray. Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili is the defending champion after defeating German Jan-Lennard Struff in last year’s final. Now another local favorite, Alexander Zverev has the biggest chance of winning according to the bookmakers. The world No3 managed to win this event twice so far. And he can equal the most successful player, American Budge Patty with a third victory.

Zverev Leads the 2022 ATP Munich Winner Odds

Alexander Zverev will compete in his second clay tournament in the season after Monte-Carlo where he reached the semi-final. The world No3 also got to the final of the Open Sud de France in January and the quarter-final of the Miami Open. He has already won in Munich twice before, in 2017 and 2018 but hasn’t gotten beyond the quarter-finals since. Now online sportsbooks in Germany expect his victory and offer the smallest odds, 2.66 for it. Zverev can meet sixth seed Dan Evans in the quarter-finals in a tough tie where he will be still favored to go through. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcPH8phpmaI One of the German player’s main rivals can be the second seed of the tournament, Casper Ruud. The 2022 ATP Munich winner odds offer 3.50 for the Norwegian’s win. The world No7 is a real clay specialist after winning six out of his seven career wins on this surface. His best result in Munich has been reaching the semi-final last season, but Ruud can go even further this time. Based on his form this season which has included a win in Buenos Aires, another final in Miami, and getting to the quarter-final last week in Barcelona.

Former Winners Are Also With a Chance of Winning

As we mentioned Nikoloz Basilashvili won the event last year and is the favorite again. The Georgian is the fourth seed this year and has the odds of 17.00 to defend his title. The world No19 reached the final in Qatar this February which has been his best result in the season so far. Now he can try to get his 6th ATP Tour title on his strongest surface. Just like another former tournament winner, Cristian Garin who also has 5 wins so far. The Chilean world No31 reached the semi-final at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship. He has the odds of 25.00 to win now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMIueK4eFU8 The winner of this US tournament, Reilly Opelka is also mentioned by online gambling sites in Germany as the biggest favorite. The American is the third seed due to his great results this season. As the world No17 also won the Dallas Open in February and was the runner-up in the Delray Beach Open. His odds to win his 5th ATP Tour title are 9.00 now. Similar odds are offered for the win of Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic on 22Bet. The 22-year-old player is a great talent who got his only title so far on clay in Kitzbuhel in 2020. He reached the quarter-finals of this year’s Indian Wells and Miami Masters as a great sign of his possible next great results.