LiontipsVeronica Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Rome Open
Command Analysis
Veronica Kudermetova is having the best season in her career and rised to the 28th place in WTA rankings. After solid performances on hard courts Russian player had a successful transition to clay and she won a title at Charleston.
Back to European clay, Kudermetova performed at Istanbul and Madrid. In Turkey she reached the semi-final and at the Spanish capital she was eliminated in the round of 16, where she lost to Petra Kvitova in three sets (3:6, 6:4, 4:6).
Elise Mertens is having another solid season. Belgian player claimed a title at Melbourne. She also reached the final at Istanbul tournament, where she lost to Sorana Cirstea (1:6, 6:7).
In last week Mertens had a successful performance at Madrid, where she reached the quarter-finals, beating Simona Halep (4:6, 7:5, 7:5) on her way there. Long match against Romanian player took much energy, so she couldn't finish the next match against Sabalenka in the quarter-final.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Three last H2H matches between players ended in straight sets
СтавкаSecond set: total over 8.5
In three out of last four H2H matches there were more than eight games played in the second set
Tip and bets
Both players had a successful performance at Madrid tournament last week. But Mertens left a lot of energy there, so it's possible that Belgian player will end up in a slump after this. We believe that Kudermetova will take advantage of her opponent's problems and will cause problems to a tricky opponent.
Our prediction - Kudermetova to win with a handicap of (+4) games
Last three head-to-head matches were going on for 17 games. Considering head-to-head stats we recommend to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 20 games
