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ATP Indian Wells
Halys 1.60 v Walton
Due to start at 7 pm
Confidence rating 7/10

Halys 2-0. Most recent Jan 2026, hard, 2 sets. 5 sets win on hard in Jan 2025. 12 month hard win %’s are even. Halys leads in 2026.

Halys reached the 2nd round last year.
Semi finals in Dubai 2025. 4 ATP 2nd rounds in 2026.

Walton reached the 2nd round as qualifier last season.
3rd Round in Cincinnati 2025, Semi finals in Los Cabos 2025, 4th Round in Miami 2025.

12 month stats and stats for their last 10 favour Halys on serve.
Back Halys around 2.10 to 2.30 and remove liability at 1.70.

Match prediction: Halys in 2 sets.

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Update: Halys served first and held to 15. In the next game, Walton faced 3 break points but recovered to hold. In the next game, Halys was broken to 30. I backed Halys at 1.98.

The next 4 games were easy holds. Walton served at 4-3. He faced a break point. I removed half the liability at 1.73. Walton saved that break point and saved another before holding to lead 5-3. Halys was broken again in the next game to lose the set. His price went to 2.64.

Halys had a low first serve percentage in that set. He also won just 50% of second serve points. That isn’t a good combination. Walton’s stats were much more solid even though he had a lower second serve win percentage. He was getting more first serves into play.

I hedged for the red at 2.64. In set 2, the first 3 games were holds. Halys was then broken to 30. Walton was now a set and a break ahead. I had not been impressed with Halys up to this point. He had put very little pressure on the Walton serve and had been broken himself 3 times. I left the match alone after that.

There were no more breaks in the match.

Walton won 6-3, 6-3. Disappointing from Halys.