LiontipsJohanna Konta vs Zhang Shuai. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Nottingham Open
Command Analysis
Johanna Konta is playing well in this season only on grass surface, she made it to the final of her home tournament at Nottingham. It will be her third final on that tournament for that British player. In 2017 she lost the final match to Donna Vekic and in 2018 she went down to Ashleigh Barty. Her next opponent will not be as powerful, Johanna has six wins over her out of six matches. Four wins were secured in straight sets.
Konta lost only two sets throughout the main draw of the competition. In the round of 16 she gave the second set to Kateryna Kozlova (6:2, 1:6, 6:3). In the semi-final against Stojanovic she failed to convert a match-point in the second set, so she had to play the third one (6:2, 6:7, 7:5).
Before the start of a Nottingham tournament Zhang Shuai won only one match in the season. But now Chinese player finally broke a long string of defeats.
The most difficult match for her was in the quarter-final against Kristina Mladenovic. She managed to clinch a victory only on a tiebreak of the third set (3:6, 6:2, 7:6). All three other opponents, Rodionova, Dias and Davis were beaten pretty easily, in straight sets.
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
All six head-to-head matches ended with a total under 9.5 games in the second set
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
In five out of six head-to-head matches the winner was decided without a set exchange
Tip and bets
Johanna Konta was in the final of a Nottingham tournament two consecutive times, but in both finals she had to play against very powerful opponents, so she failed to claim a title. But on this year the British player will play against a comfortable opponent, so everything is in Johanna's hands now. In our prediction we are expecting that Johanna will finally win a title.
Our prediction - Konta to win with a handicap of (-4) games
Almost all matches between these players ended pretty quick. Only in one head-to-head fixture Konta and Zhang played for three sets. We are offering a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
