LiontipsAna Konjuh vs Danielle Collins. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA San Jose
Command Analysis
A former World No. 20 Ana Konjuh is coming back on tour after a number of injuries and surgeries. During the current year Croatian player reached the final of clay tournament in Belgrade and on August 8 she will fight for a spot in the final of San Jose tournament on hard surface.
Konjuh started that competition from qualification, where she won two matches. Due to her inconsistency, Ana recorded two of three victories in three sets. In those matches Konjuh beat Bouzkova (7:5, 3:6, 7:5) and Zhang Shuai (3:6, 6:2, 6:0). Between those matches she recorded an easy victory over Riske (6:1, 6:4).
Danielle Collins approached the San Jose tournament after some successful clay tournaments in Europe. As a reminder, American player won a title at Palermo, then reached the quarter-final of Hamburg tournament and the semi-final of Budapest tournament.
Collins had a difficult road to the semi-final at San Jose. Only in the first round she recorded an easy victory in straight sets, over Rodgers (6:4, 6:3). After that she needed three sets to defeat Stephens (3:6, 6:4, 6:3) and then Danielle had a difficult match against Rybakina in the quarter-final (7:6, 7:6).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In four out of five previous matches of Collins more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In two out of three most recent matches of Konjuh at San Jose three sets were played
Tip and bets
Both players are approached the semi-final match after some difficult matches, so they will probably be exhausted. We saw some unexpected victories from Konjuh during this season, she is motivated to get back to her former position in the rankings. Both players are inconsistent and we think that bookmakers are underestimating Ana, so we offer to put a bet on her victory.
Our prediction - Konjuh to win
In this tournament each of Collins and Konjuh played two long matches, so it is unlikely that someone will leave the court without a fight in the semi-final. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
