LiontipsAshleigh Barty vs Petra Kvitova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Madrid
Command Analysis
Ashleigh Barty moved to Europe last week and she is so far unbeaten here. World No. 1 claimed a title at Stuttgart, where she won four matches and she also won three matches at Madrid.
In first two matches at Spanish capital Barty beat Rogers (6:2, 6:1) and Zidansek (6:4, 1:6, 6:3). In the round of 16 Ashleigh had a tougher opponent - current champion of Roland-Garros, Iga Swiatek. As we expected in our prediction, Australian player was stronger (7:5, 6:4).
As we saw in her last matchups, Ashleigh is able to step up in the crucial moment of the match for the victory. In the first set of the match against Swiatek, Barty was losing for a long time, but then she got a break back and won the set eventually.
Petra Kvitova won Madrid Open in year 2018. Her last performance at the Spanish capital was in 2019 and ended in the quarter-final.
Current Madrid tournament is going not so easy for Petra. In the first round her opponent, Bouzkova, left the match during the second set. After that Petra had a closely contested match against Kerber (6:4, 7:5). In the round of 16 Kvitova needed three sets to get by Kudermetova (6:3, 4:6, 6:4).
Her next match will be against Barty, who she is already familiar with. In her career, Petra had nine matches against her and won five of them. But out of the last five head-to-head fixtures Kvitova has only one victory.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
In last three H2H fixtures first set was more high-scoring than the second one
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9,5
In last three H2H fixtures there were no more than nine games played
Tip and bets
Ashleigh Barty is simply unstoppable at the current stage of the season. Before her arrival to Europe World No.1 player claimed a title at Miami. Ashleigh is on a hot streak in head-to-heads as well - she won four out of last five fixtures against Kvitova. We believe that Australian player will advance to the semi-final of Madrid Open.
Our prediction - Barty to win with the handicap of (-3) games
In last two Barty's matches at Madrid there were more than 21 games played. Kvitova has the same stats at the Spanish capital. So the best choice is to bet on total over.
Second prediction - total over 21 games.
