LiontipsAna Konjuh vs Aryna Sabalenka. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Roland Garros
Command Analysis
Ana Konjuh got back in tour after a few surgeries on her elbow. For the first time in 2021 Croatian player reminded of herself at Miami, where she reached the round of 16. On clay Ana managed to reach the final at Belgrade. At the Serbian capital she had to play six matches with the qualification. But she wasted way too much energy, so she had to leave the final match against Badosa during the seccond set.
At Paris Konjuh also had to start from the qualification. In three matches against Anderson, Babos and Sramkova she didn't gave away a single set. The hardest match of those three was against Sramkova (7:6, 6:4).
Ranked fourth in WTA rankings Aryna Sabalenka performed great on clay at Stuttgart and at Madrid. At Germany she reached the final, but then lost out to Ashleigh Barty (6:3, 0:6, 3:6). At the Spanish capital she claimed the title and got her revenge, beating the World No. 1 in the final (6:0, 3:6, 6:4).
After two successful tournaments Sabalenka failed to repeat that success at Rome. In the round of 16 Belarusian player lost to Cori Gauff (5:7, 3:6). Is Aryna prepared for Roland Garros? So far her best performance here was in the previous year - she reached the third round.
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total over 8.5
In each of the three Konjuh's qualification matches there were at least nine games olayed in the first set
СтавкаSets preformance: 1>2
In last two Sabalenka's matches there were more games played in the first set than in the second one
Tip and bets
In our opinion, Ana Konjuh shouldn't be underestimated in this match. Croatian player is at her peak now, she gained some match practice at Paris in three qualification matches. Sabalenka's last match was played on May 13, so she might need some time to find her game. We offer our prediction for underdog's plus handicap.
Our prediction - Konjuh's to win with a handicap of (+6) games
In each of three Konjuh's qualification matches at least 20 games were played. Both players have a powerful serve and play offensively. In our opinion, at least 18 games will be played during this match.
Our second bet is on total over 18 games
