LiontipsAnett Kontaveit vs Jessica Pegula. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Montreal
Command Analysis
Anett Kontaveit is having a successful season with consistent results. But Estonian player is unable to get on the new level, there is no improvement in her performance recently and in results as well. Anett's best result is a final of grass tournament in Eastbourne, where she was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko (3:6, 3:6).
Kontaveit completely two recent tournaments. She was beaten in the first round of Wimbledon tournament by Marketa Vondrousova (6:2, 4:6, 2:6). After that she was eliminated from the Olympic tournament by Maria Sakkari in the first round (5:7, 2:6).
Jessica Pegula put up a great performance at the start of the season on hard surface. American player performed well at Australian Open, reaching the quarter-final, at Doha tournament (semi-final) and, finally, at Dubai (quarter-final). After that Jessica couldn't repeat those results on clay and on the grass.
Now she will try to succeed on hard once again, Montreal tournament is a great opportunity to do that. Hard is her favourite surface. Pegula played her most recent official match at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. She was beaten in the first round by the eventual winner of that tournament, Belinda Bencic (3:6, 3:6).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In four out of last five matches of Pegula more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In three out of six most recent matches of Kontaveit three sets were played
Tip and bets
It will be a match of similar players on class. We think that the best choice for this match is a bet on total over. Kontaveit and Pegula are looking great on hard surface, they are able to play confident on the serve, so a set exchange is possible.
Our prediction - total over 20 games
It is hard to say, who is a favourite here. But we can note that Pegula achieved her best results during this season on hard courts, so here, in North America she can put up a great performance.
Our second bet is on Pegula to win
