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Putintseva vs Galfi: another surprise from the Hungarian player?
On July 17, in the semi-final of Budapest tournament Yulia Putintseva will play against Dalma Galfi. Will the Hungarian player continue her impressive run at home? The answer is in our prediction.
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Yulia Putintseva
KazakhstanIt is only second time in the season when Yulia Putintseva won three matches in the main draw. Before that she had the same achievement in Charleston tournament, where she failed to claim the fourth victory in the match against Danka Kovinic (7:6, 5:7, 1:6).
In first two matches at Hungarian capital Putintseva recorded easy wins over Gorgodze (6:2, 6:4) and Konjuh (6:4, 6:3). In the quarter-final Yulia had an inconsistent performance, but eventually beat Kateryna Kozlova (6:7, 6:0, 7:5). Now Kazakh player has an Olympic Games up ahead, so she may try to save her energy in the semi-final.
Dalma Galfi
HungaryA Hungarian player Dalma Galfi approached the home tournament in a great form. In the end of June and in the beginning of July she put up a great performance in two ITF tournaments at France (a title and a final). In Budapest, with a support of the local fans, Dalma plays great.
On her way to the semi-final Dalma beat her opponents in straight sets. Her opponents were not that easy: Bolsova, Schmiedlova and Danilovic. Hungarian player is performing very accurately, tries to find a best situation for an attack. A cautious performance and fans' support brought a success to Dalma.
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In three out of last five Galfi's matches more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
In four out of last five Putintseva's matches more games were played in the first set than in the second one
Tip and bets
Yulia Putintseva was never a consistent player. In the quarter-final she had some difficulties in the match against Kozlova. In the semi-final she will play against calm and confident player, Galfi, who will have a fans' support. We should also remind that Julia will play in the Olympic Games at Tokyo. We offer a bet on the win for underdog at home.
Our prediction - Galfi to win with a handicap of (+4) games
We are also expecting a long match in our prediction. We can't say that one of the players have a significant advantage in game form. There is a chance of set exchange.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
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