LiontipsMarta Kostyuk vs Ekaterina Alexandrova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Rome Open
Command Analysis
Marta Kostyuk is having a successful season and climbed to the 77th place in the WTA rankings. That position was achieved after two successful tournaments - at Abu-Dhabi in the beginning of the year, where she reached the semi-final and the also had the same result on April at Istanbul.
But Marta still lacks stability. In last week, at Madrid, she lost to Sevastova in the qualification round, despite the fact that she was a bookmakers' favourite. At Rome, Ukrainian player managed to advance through qualification after wins over Brancaccio (6:4, 6:0) and Hibino (7:5, 6:3).
Ekaterina Alexandrova performed at nine tournaments in 2021. We can't say that she was successful, because she won only 11 matches out of 20, but she didn't failed either.
On clay Ekaterina played at Stuttgart and Madrid. At Germany she beat Muchova (4:6, 6:2, 6:3) and Bencic (6:1, 7:5). At the Spanish capital, Alexandrova was eliminated in the first round by Victoria Azarenka (5:7, 6:3, 1:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Only two out of eight last Alexandrova's matches ended with a set exchange
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In five out of last six Kostyuk's matches there were more than nine games played in the first set
Tip and bets
Kostyuk is a slight favourite over Alexandrova by bookmakers' choice. But in our opinion, Russian player has more chances for a win. Ekaterina has more experience, plus she lost on clay only to a higher-ranked opponents recently. We predict a win for Alexandrova.
Our prediction - Alexandrova to win.
Both opponents are playing aggressively, which leads to a lack of stability. Marta and Ekaterina can't always keep the level of their performances for the entire match. The possibility of a long match is high.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
