LiontipsPaula Badosa vs Aryna Sabalenka. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cincinnati
Command Analysis
Paula Badosa found her way into the Top-50 during this season and now she is able to cause problems to any opponent. At the Wimbledon Spanish player reached the round of 16. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo Paula reached the quarter-final, but couldn't finish the match against Marketa Vondrousova due to health issues.
But Spaniard still lacks consistency. In the previous week she had a great opportunity to put up a great performance at Montreal. After a victory over Golubic Badosa was drawn to play against an obscure Canadian player, Marino. But Badosa sensationally suffered a defeat (6:1, 5:7, 4:6).
In the first round of Cincinnati tournament Spanish player recorded a victory over Petra Martic in a long match (4:6, 6:4, 7:6).
Aryna Sabalenka failed to achieve big result at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Belarusian player was beaten in the second round by Donna Vekic (4:6, 6:3, 6:7).
A failure at Japan didn't affect Sabalenka's form. In the previous week she reached the semi-final of Montreal tournament. Though, she failed to find a way to beat Karolina Pliskova's powerful serve (3:6, 4:6).
Sabalenka will start at Cincinnati from the second round. Her best result here is the semi-final in 2018.
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total over 9.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Sabalenka more than nine games were played in the second set
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In four out of seven most recent matches of Badosa tiebreaks were played
Tip and bets
In our opinion, Spanish player should not be underestimated. Badosa improved significantly during the season, she possesses great serve, so she should be able to at least put up a fight against Sabalenka. Plus, Aryna sometimes loses focus and lets her opponents to do too much.
Our prediction - Badosa to win with a handicap of (+5) games
In many recent matches of Badosa a set exchange took place. In four out of seven most recent matches of the Spaniard tiebreaks were played. In our prediction we are expecting a closely contested match, so opponents should be able to beat the total of 20 games.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
