LiontipsVeronika Kudermetova vs Yulia Putintseva. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Montreal
Command Analysis
Veronika Kudermetova had a great start of the current season, she reached the final of Abu-Dhabi tournament. She also achieved high results at Charleston clay tournament, where she won a title and reached the semi-final of Istanbul tournament.
But after that Russian player had a decline. After the Roland Garros Veronika won only one match in four tournaments. Her most recent official match was played at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the first round Kudermetova was beaten in a contested match by Muguruza (5:7, 5:7). Veronika will play in Montreal for the first time in career.
Unlike her opponent, Yulia Putintseva improved her results recently. Kazakhstan representative won a clay tournament in Budapest and kept a great form after a transition to hard.
In a previous game week Yulia played at San Jose, where she reached the quarter-final after the victories over Vekic (7:5, 6:3) and Tomljanovic (3:6, 7:5, 6:3). In the quarter-final Putintseva was stopped by Belgian player Mertens (6:3, 7:6).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Kudermetova at least ten games were played in the first set
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In two out of four most recent matches of Putintseva tiebreaks were played
Tip and bets
In 2020 Kudermetova recorded a victory over Putintseva in three sets in the first round of Saint-Petersburg tournament. In this match Kazakhstani player will have a perfect opportunity to get revenge. On her current results and game form Putintseva is looking better than Veronika.
Our prediction - Putintseva to win
Both players are inconsistent , but rarely leave the court without a fight. In the previous head-to-head match Putintseva and Kudermetova played three sets. In our prediction we are expecting another long match.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
