LiontipsMaria Sakkari vs Angelique Kerber. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cincinnati
Command Analysis
Maria Sakkari had a disappointing Wimbledon tournament, she was beaten in the second round by Shelby Rogers (5:7, 4:6). But after a transition to hard World No. 18 is looking better.
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo Sakkari reached the third round, where she was beaten by Svitolina (7:5, 3:6, 4:6). In the previous week Greek player beat Bouzkova, who withdrew herself from the match, then she beat Veronika Kudermetova (6:4, 5:7, 6:4). In the round of 16 Sakkari was beaten by Victoria Azarenka in the decisive tiebreak (4:6, 6:3, 6:7).
Angelique Kerber was in a long slump and couldn't achieve good results in the start of the season. She had a breaktrough during the grass part of the season. A former World No. 1 managed to win a home tournament at Bad Homburg and then reached the semi-final of Wimbledon.
After a performance at London Kerber took a break. It is hard to assess her current form. We should note that in 2018 she reached the round of 16 at Cincinnati tournament.
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
In two out of three most recent matches of Sakkari and Kerber no more than nine games were played in the second set
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
All three head-to-head matches between these players ended in three sets
Tip and bets
In her recent matches Sakkari put up a consistent performance and recorded confident victories. Kerber won two out of three head-to-head matches and on the grass she proved that she shouldn't be underestimated. In our prediction we are expecting a good performance from the German player, she should be able to hold on to the plus handicap on games.
Our prediction - Kerber to win with a handicap of (+5) games
Choosing a bet on the total we offer to look at the history of head-to-head matches. All three head-to-head fixtures ended with a total under 20 games.
Our second bet is on total under 20 games
