LiontipsJelena Ostapenko vs Jennifer Brady. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cincinnati
Command Analysis
After a decent grass part of the season Jelena Ostapenko's performance significantly dropped. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo she was beaten in the first round by Vesnina (4:6, 7:6, 4:6). In the previous week at Montreal she also failed to beat the first round barrier. This time Jelena was beaten by Katerina Siniakova (1:6, 3:6).
Ostapenko broke the cold streak at Cincinnati. In the first round Latvian player beat Tamara Zidansek in straight sets (7:5, 6:1). In the first set Jelena almost lost the advantage, but eventually Latvian player managed to step up and didn't let the Slovenian player to turn the set into a tiebreak.
Jennifer Brady's performance dropped after the final of Australian Open, which was a huge sensation. After that American player managed to win two matches in the main draw of WTA tournament only twice.
Nonetheless, Jennifer started with a win at Cincinnati over the difficult opponent, Ekaterina Alexandrova (6:3, 7:6).
Despite the long drought, in the beginning of May Brady destroyed her today opponent by a 6:2, 6:1 score at the Madrid tournament.
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total under 8.5
In each of three head-to-head matches Ostapenko and Brady didn't play more than seven games in the second set
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
In two most recent head-to-head matches two sets were played
Tip and bets
Despite being in a poor form, Brady recorded a confident victory over Ostapenko in Madrid this year. Inconsistent Latvian player is an easy opponent for the American. In the first round match against Alexandrova, Brady proved that she is in a good form at Cincinnati, so she is able to advance further. We offer to place a bet on USA representative.
Our prediction - Brady to win
Choosing a bet on the total, we should look at the history of head-to-head matches. Opponents never played more than 16 games in those fixtures.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
