Roger Federer vs Matthew Ebden Tennis Prediction

Roger Federer put in a below-par performance but still managed to survive the three-set encounter, 6-3 3-6 7-6, thanks to Benoit Paire’s lack of composure during the big points. The Swiss #1 saved two match points (on return) and needed three match points to secure the win.
World #1 Roger Federer, who has got a perfect record in the quarterfinal stages this season (4/0), has also won his previous 13 quarterfinal matches here at Halle, with the recent such win coming against Florian Mayer in 2017.
The defending champion Roger Federer last suffered a quarterfinal exit from Halle in 2001, at the hands of an Australian opponent Patrick Rafter. He will be hoping to avoid a similar result when he takes on the Australian Matthew Ebden this Friday.
Additionally, Roger Federer’s recent defeat in 2018 (w/l- 27/2) came against an Australian opponent, Thanasi Kokkinakis, in the first round of Miami Open. He met an Aussie, Nick Kyrgios, in the semifinal of ATP Stuttgart last week and was fortunate to get away with the win, 6-7 6-2 7-6.
Matthew Ebden continued his excellent run of form with a comeback win over the crowd favorite Philipp Kohlschreiber on Thursday, 4-6 6-1 6-2. Earlier this week, he scored an impressive straight set win over Malek Jaziri, including a first set bagel, 6-0 7-6.
A win against Roger Federer on Friday will give Matthew Ebden his third quarterfinal in three weeks. Entering as a qualifier at Surbiton Challenger earlier this month, he won five matches and reached the semifinal while at Hertogenbosch last week (SF), he made his first quarterfinal appearance on tour since 2017 Newport.
While Roger Federer is the most successful player in the tournament’s history (nine-time champion), this is Matthew Ebden’s debut appearance at ATP Halle. Though Federer did not look too convincing in any of his matches in this grass season, he is still heavily favored to win his first-ever meeting with Ebden.

Tennis Prediction: Roger Federer 2-0
Odds: 1.40