LiontipsZvonareva vs Kvitova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Rome
Command Analysis
Vera Zvonareva is close to return to the Top-100 of WTA rankings. Once ranked second in the world, she is now lying on 113rd place. We can say that Vera is looking good on the court and always beats one or two opponents in every tournament.
Rome is not an exception. After qualification rounds Zvonareva left no chance to Christina McHale (6:3, 6:0).
Petra Kvitova is targeting return to the top-5 of WTA rankings, she is currently on the 10th spot.
In two most recent clay tournaments at Stuttgart and Madrid Petra got eliminated in the quarter-finals. At Rome Czech representative had a tough start of the match against Magda Linette. But when Petra found her serve and her aggressive style of play, Magda was left with no chance (1:6, 6:0, 6:2). Petra is able to improve in the second match, which we already saw many times.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
All six head-to-head matches ended in straight sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In four out of last five Kvitova's matches there were no more than nine games played in the first set
Tip and bets
Vera Zvonareva deserved respect for her great game and mental toughness. But we can see that Russian player failed to achieve good results against opponents, who have an advantage in physique and who plays aggressively. Kvitova found momentum in the first match, so she will be able to record a confident win over opponent, against who she played ten years ago.
Our prediction - Kvitova to win with a handicap of (-4) games
Sometimes Kvitova founds problems out of nothing. But when Czech player finds her game, her serve, she is unstoppable. We predict that this match will end before the 20th game.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
