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Putintseva vs Kalinina: what to expect from the final at Budapest?
On July 18, Yulia Putintseva and Anhelina Kalinina will fight for a title of Budapest tournament. Kazakhstan representative already has one victory over the Ukrainian player. Will Yulia record another win? You can find out in our prediction.
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Yulia Putintseva
KazakhstanYulia Putintseva won only one WTA tournament in her career. It happened in 2019 on a clay tournament at Nurnberg. Two years after Kazakhstani player has the opportunity to fight for her second trophy.
Due to her inconsistency, Putintseva's way to the Budapest final was not so confident. In first two matches Yulia beat Gorgodze and Konjuh in straight sets. For victories over Kozlova (6:7, 6:0, 7:5) and Galfi (6:2, 3:6, 6:2) she needed three sets. Putintseva's main weapon is her great receive. In the semi-final against Galfi Yulia made six breaks, but she also lost three games on her serve.
Anhelina Kalinina
UkraineAnhelina Kalinina has never won a WTA title. But in 2021 Ukrainian player won four ITF tournaments and overall she has 14 ITF titles in her career.
Kalinina approached the Budapest tournament with 10-match winning streak and managed to extend her string of victories. Anhelina beat each one of her opponents with a 2:0 margin on sets. Her semi-final opponent Collins had to leave the match due to injury. By the way, in the first set of the semi-final Kalinina blew a 5:1 lead and had to play a tiebreak. Just like her final opponent, she is lacking consistency.
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СтавкаSets total over 2.5
Last two Putintseva's matches at Budapest ended in three sets. The only head-to-head fixture also ended with Yulia's 3:1 victory on sets
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In each of four Kalinina's matches in Budapest at least ten games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
Anhelina Kalinina is a favourite of this match by the bookmakers' choice. Ukrainian player had a more confident way to the final, she didn't lose a single set on the tournament so far, plus she is on a 14-match winning streak. But we shouldn't underestimate Putintseva. She is on a great form now, she found her game, so she should be able to record a victory over Anhelina. Especially since she already has one victory in a head-to-head fixture.
Our prediction - Putintseva to win
Both Putintseva and Kalinina are very inconsistent. Plus they will probably be nervous in the final. We are expecting a high number of games in this fixture.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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