LiontipsAshleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Wimbledon
Command Analysis
Ashleigh Barty healed her injuries and is playing great on Wimbledon. We should note that before the start of London tournament a World No. 1 didn't play a single match on the grass.
So far Australian player lost only one set, it happened in the first round match against Suarez Navarro (6:1, 6:7, 6:1). All four other matches ended with a 2:0 victory on sets. We can't say that Ashleigh had a difficult draw before the semi-final: Blinkova, Siniakova, Krejcikova and Tomljanovic.
For example, the round of 16 match against the Roland Garros winner Barbora Krejcikova was not so confident for Ashleigh. A percentage of points won on the first serve was only at 53%. Krejcikova had eight break-points, but converted only two of them. Barty also had only 22 winners, but made 24 unforced errors.
Angelique Kerber is finally starting to show a Top-10 level of performance. Before the start of a grass part of the season a former World No. 1 had only eight victories and nine losses. But the German player reminded of herself on the grass and it is too early to write herself off. Kerber is currently on a ten-match winning streak on the grass.
Angelique is looking pretty confident on the main draw of London tournament. She gave away only two sets to her opponents. It happened in the matches against Sorribes Tormo (7:5, 5:7, 6:4) and Sasnovich (2:6, 6:0, 6:1).
In two most recent Wimbledon matches Kerber easily beat dangerous opponents, Gauff (6:4, 6:4) and Muchova (6:2, 6:3). On those matches Angelique played very accurate on her serve - she gave away only two games on her serve to Gauff and only one to Muchova.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1=2
In two out of last three head-to-head matches an equal number of games was played in both sets
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In last three head-to-head matches more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
A World No. 1 player is a huge favourite in the majority of bookmaking companies. But we can't say that Barty was very convincing in all of her matches at London. Her first serve was not always good and her opponents made many breaks.
Kerber is currently at the peak of her form. German player knows how to play against Ashleigh, Angelique won three head-to-head matches out of five. We offer to take the risk and to place a bet on a victory for an experienced Kerber.
Our prediction - Kerber to win
Players will fight for the spot in the final, so it's hard to expect one of the players to leave the court without a fight. Both opponents are able to step up in the crucial moment of the match, but droughts are inevitable as well. We are expecting a closely contested match and that total of games played will be over 21.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
