From the text, the following can be inferred. Ivashka and Popirin are playing at a similar level, but recently Popirin has been performing more successfully, winning his second ATP championship title. On the other hand, Ivashka cannot boast such results, only reaching two quarterfinals in eight and a half months. However, it is worth noting that Ivashka has already defeated Popirin in every previous match. Furthermore, both players have a strong serve and weak return, and previous matches between them have ended with set exchanges. Based on this, it is difficult to predict the winner, so a bet on the total number of games (i.e. over 23.5) seems like a more reasonable prediction.
