Heavily-favored player

What does the tennis term “heavily-favored player” mean?

What is considered a heavily-favored player?

If a player is heavily favored, that means they’re perceived as having a better chance of winning. Heavily-favored player is the expected, the front-running and thought likely to win.

Felix Auger Aliassime – Sebastian Baez
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Adrian Mannarino – Stan Wawrinka
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Braga – Bodo/Glimt
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Galatasaray – Elfsborg
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Sabah Baku – Norrkopping
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AEK Larnaca – Keravnos Strolovou
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Anwil Wloclawsek – Sporting CP
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CSM Oradea – CSM Pitesti
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KK Parnu – Spojnia Stargard
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Trepca – Glasgow Rocks
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Promitheas – Galatasaray
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Hapoel Jerusalem – U-Mobitelco Cluj
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Turk Telecom – Valencia
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Atalanta – Celtic
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Brest – Bayer Leverkusen
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Aris – Union Olimpia
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Partizan – Bologna
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RB Leipzig – Liverpool
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Manchester City – Sparta Prague
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Salzburg – D. Zagreb
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Benfica – Feyenoord
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Young Boys – Inter
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Blackburn – West Brom
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G. Neal – R. Dos Anjos
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L. Murphy – D. Ige
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R. Whittaker – K. Chimaev
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I. Topuria – M. Helloway
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