LiontipsAnna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Vera Zvonareva. Predictions and Betting Tips for Madrid Open
Command Analysis
Formerly ranked as 26th WTA player in the world, now Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is outside of top-100 (115th WTA player, to be exact) and just rarely showing glimpses of her former self.
The most successful tournaments for Schmiedlova were Guadalajara and Mexico, where she reached the quarter-finals. On clay surface, Schmiedlova played only in Bogota, where she falled to Bolshova in the first round (4:6, 6:3, 1:6).
In the first qualification round at Madrid she, as always, played very unstable, but still beat Van Uytvanck (0:6, 6:2, 6:0).
Vera Zvonareva is having a solid season and never gets below her level. Though sometimes Russian player is struggling against younger opponents, which we often mention in our predictions. A week ago, at Istanbul, Vera easily beat Herzog in the first round (6:3, 6:3), but then failed to stop a young French player Ferro (3:6, 3:6).
In the first qualification round of Madrid tournament Zvonareva easily defeat Rus (6:3, 6:2).
Trends
СтавкаTotal of games in a set: 1=2
In two out of last three Zvonareva's matches it was the same number of games in both sets.
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In last five games of a Russian player this bet has played
Tip and bets
Russian player is a huge favourite for an upcoming game, at least for the bookmakers. Zvonareva has more experience and she plays more accurate during key plays. But Schmiedlova has great technique and she is able to put up high-speed shots at the fast Madrid surface. But Slovakian player lacks stability. Though she will be able to put up a fight in this fixture, so we offer to place a bet on plus handicap for Schmiedlova.
Our prediction - Schmiedlova to win with a handicap of (+4) games.
Due to Schmiedlova's lack of stability, most of her recent matches were played with a sets exchange. We can offer to put a bet on high score.
Second bet is on total over 21 games.
