LiontipsPetra Kvitova vs Rebecca Sramkova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Prague
Command Analysis
Petra Kvitova is on a long slump now. After a tournament in Doha Czech player reached the quarter-final on two tournaments and also reached the semi-final of the grass tournament at Bad Homburg. In Wimbledon Petra had an unexpected defeat in the first round against Sloane Stephens (3:6, 4:6).
A return on hard surface will probably help Kvitova to claim her second title of the season, plus she will play at her homeland, in Prague. Petra has already won a tournament at Czech capital in 2018.
Slovakia representative Rebecca Sramkova has never went any higher than 111th position in WTA rankings. In the current moment player is only at 232th position.
On the grass Slovakian player participated only at Wimbledon. In the second qualifying round Rebecca lost to Olga Govortsova (6:4, 6:7, 2:6). Slovakian player also played two qualifying matches at Prague. She got some match practice on hard surface after a transition from the grass and it is a big advantage over Kvitova.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In last four Kvitova's matches more games were played in the second set than in the first one
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In three out of last five Sramkova's matches no more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
There is a high difference in class between the players. But Kvitova is not on a good form now, so she is unlikely to crush her opponent. Moreover, it will be Petra's first match on hard after a transition from the grass. Her opponent has already played two matches at Prague and got some match practice. We are not expecting a blow out from Petra, so we are offering a bet on the underdog.
Our prediction - Sramkova to win with a handicap of (+7) games
We are not expecting an easy walk for Petra Kvitova in this match, so we think that opponents will play at least 17 games. Last Kvitova's match, where this bet didn't win, happened in the beginning of April, at Charleston tournament, where Kvitova was defeated by Darko Kovinic (4:6, 1:6).
Our second bet is on total over 17 games
