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Bencic vs Martic: is Belinda on a good form now?
In the second round of Berlin tournament Belinda Bencic will play against Petra Martic on June 16. Is Swiss player ready to confirm the status of a favourite? We offer our prediction for this match.
Command Analysis
Belinda Bencic
SwitzerlandAfter the quarter-final at Madrid tournament Belinda Bencic performed not so well in Rome and in Paris. On those two tournaments Belinda won only one match. Throughout this whole season Belinda lacks consistency.
A transition to the grass at Berlin also was not so easy for Bencic. She needed three sets to defeat Niemeier, Belinda eventually secured a victory because of her experience (4:6, 6:4, 7:5).
Petra Martic
Croatia (Hrvatska)Petra Martic was also not so consistent during the clay part of the season. The highlights of the Croatian player on that surface is the semi-final of Rome tournament and the quarter-final at Parma. After that Petra got eliminated from the major clay tournament, Roland Garros, in the first round after a loss to Camila Giorgi (2:6, 7:6, 4:6).
Martic started not so confidently at Berlin. She managed to beat Muhammad only in three sets (7:6, 4:6, 6:3).
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total over 9,5
In three out of last five Bencic's matches at least ten games were played in the second set
СтавкаTirbreak: yes
In four last Martic's matches tiebreaks were played
Tip and bets
Both players had a slow start at Berlin and secured victories only thanks to their experience. We can't say that Bencic is at her top form right now. Martic has a victory over Belinda on clay. We expect the Croatian player to put a resistance on the grass as well.
Our prediction - Martic to win with a handicap of (+4) games
Both Bencic and Martic had to play three sets in the first round of Berlin tournament. Both are not so consistent on the grass and are not on their best form to show a great performance. We offer a prediction on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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