Nishioka vs. Auger-Aliassime National Bank Open picks and odds: Bet on the Canadian

Felix Auger-Aliassime takes centre court at IGA Stadium on Wednesday for his opening match at the 2022 National Bank Open against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime is playing in the National Bank Open in his hometown. His opponent is Nishioka, who has proven to be a worthy challenger on the hardcourt.

Nishioka vs. Auger-Aliassime National Bank Open is a match-up between Canadian and Japanese teams.

Auger-Aliassime to win 0-2 sets. Set 1 total games - over 9.5 games (-109), total number of tiebreaks - Over 0. 5 games (+145).

Nishioka and Auger-Aliassime are playing each other in their hometown event on Wednesday. The Canadian is currently the No. 9 player in the world and has won two of his last three hardcourt matches in straight sets. Nishiokas has played seven matches since August and this is his fourth match in five days.

Nishioka and Auger-Aliassime have played each other four times before. They have needed more than nine games in three of their opening sets. Augers-Alis has gone over the total in seven of his last nine opening frames. Nishiokas has played 10 games or more in 3 of the last 5 first sets, while Augernais has only played 7.

Nishioka and Auger-Aliassime went to the final of the Citi Open last week. Nishiokas match went down to a tiebreak in three of his matches and four times in total. Augers-Alyassim has used a break in nine of last 13 matches.

Nishioka vs. Auger-Aliassime National Bank Open is taking place on August 10th.