LiontipsElena-Gabriela Ruse vs Andrea Petkovic. Predictions and Betting TIps for WTA Hamburg
Command Analysis
Elena-Gabriela Ruse became the main surprise of Hamburg tournament. Romanian player is currently on a 198th position at WTA rankings. Throughout her career she never went higher than 159th position. Despite that, 23-year old is playing very well at Hamburg tournament.
Ruse started from qualification and already played six matches in Hamburg. Quarter-final against Collins (6:4, 1:6, 7:5) and a semi-final against Yastremska (2:6, 6:1, 6:4) were the most difficult matches for Elena-Gabriela. In each of those matches Romanian player was very inconsistent. Her opponents were not so successful either.
A former tenth player in the world Andrea Petkovic is currently on 130th position in WTA rankings. German player won her last title in 2015. Overall she has five WTA titles in her career. Notably three of them were conquered on clay.
On her way to the final in Hamburg Andrea had some difficult opponents: Friedsam, Putintseva, Bonaventure, Niemeier. Semi-final against Jule Niemeier was especially difficult for Andrea (7:6, 4:6, 7:5). Petkovic's experience was a key factor in the third set. She failed to win a decisive game on her serve, but then confidently outplayed her opponent on the receive.
Trends
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
Last two Ruse's matches on that tournament ended in three sets, Petkovic also played two matches with three sets in Hamburg
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
Only in one out of six Ruse's matches in Hamburg less than ten games were played in the second set
Tip and bets
Players are extremely exhausted before the final. Ruse played six matches. Petkovic played against Niemeier in the semi-final for three hours. We think that experience and a home advantage will be the key factors in an upcoming match.
Our prediction - Petkovic to win
In the most recent matches both players were inconsistent and needed three sets to record a victory. In our prediction we are expecting another long match.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
