Gracheva vs Minella: will Varvara record a victory?
In the first round of Lausanne tournament Varvara Gracheva will take on Mandy Minella on July 14. We offer our prediction for an upcoming match.

Command Analysis

Varvara Gracheva

In 2021 Varvara Gracheva is trying to secure her position in Top-100 of WTA rankings. So far she is successful in it, because she is currently on 89th position.
Varvara's main achievement of this season is the third round of Roland Garros. On that competition she managed to beat Camila Giorgi (7:5, 1:6, 6:2). On the grass Gracheva failed to win a single match and now she is set to return to clay, which is a more comfortable surface for her.

Mandy Minella

Mandy Minella is 35 years old and the best seasons of her career are far behind her now. She is currently on a 242th position in the world rankings and she failed to win a single match in the main draw of WTA tournaments since the start of the season. Now Mandy is more acquainted with a lower-tier tournaments.
In the previous week player from Luxembourg won two qualifying matches of Hamburg tournament. But in the first round of the main draw Minella was beaten by Tamara Korpatsch (5:7, 3:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1=2
In three out of last five Minella's matches an equal number of games were played in first two sets

СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
In four out of last five Gracheva's matches no more than nine games were played in the second set

Tip and bets
Mandy Minella is slowly approaching the end of her career. She is having a hard time playing against younger opponents. Varvara Gracheva is looking great on clay and won't miss the chance to advance into the second round of Lausanne tournament.
Our prediction - Gracheva to win with a handicap of (-3) games
It will be the first match on clay for Gracheva after a transition from the grass. She will probably need some time for adaptation. Plus her opponent can put up a fight in one of the sets due to her experience. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games