LiontipsYulia Putintseva vs Ana Konjuh. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Budapest
Command Analysis
Throughout the whole season Yulia Putintseva is very inconsistent in terms of results. In four most recent tournaments Kazakhstan representative won only one match. In the previous week Yulia returned to clay at Hamburg tournament, but was defeated in the first round by Petkovic (2:6, 6:1, 4:6).
In Budapest Putintseva played against low-ranked Gorgodze in the first round. Yulia beat the Georgian player quite easily (6:2, 6:4).
In our predictions throughout the whole season we are always mentioning that Ana Konjuh is trying to regain her form after a number of surgeries. Overall, her comeback is quite successful. Croatian player has already reached the final of Belgrade tournament. By the way, in the second round of that competition she beat her today opponent, Putintseva (6:3, 6:4).
In Budapest Ana Konjuh started with a narrow win over Mrdeza (4:6, 6:3, 6:2). She couldn't adapt to the new surface right away, but eventually took advantage out of her class.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
In both head-to-head matches Konjuh recorded a victory in straight sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In each of two head-to-head matches Putintseva and Konjuh played no more than nine games in the first set
Tip and bets
Konjuh has two victories over Putintseva in her career. One of them was recorded in the current year, on clay surface. We believe that Croatian player will extend her lead on head-to-head matches.
Our prediction - Konjuh to win
Choosing a bet on the total, we should look at the history of head-to-head matches. Both of them ended with a total under 21 games, so we expect the same in Budapest.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
