LiontipsElina Svitolina vs Clara Burel. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Chicago
Command Analysis
After a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo Elina Svitolinafailed to win a single match in two next tournaments. US Open is up ahead, so Ukrainian player is motivated to get match practice at Chicago and to break a string of defeats.
At Montreal Elina was beaten by Johanna Konta in three sets at the start (6:3, 3:6, 2:6). At Cincinnati she was beaten in a contested match by Kerber (5:7, 6:2, 4:6).
A talented 20-year old Frenchwoman Clara Burel found her way into the Top-100 in 2021 and is currently at 91st position in WTA rankings.
Clara was not so convincing on the recent tournaments. She qualified for Montreal tournament, but in the first round of the main draw she was beaten by Ons Jabeur (1:6, 3:6). In the previous week she won one match at Chicago, but then she went down to Raducanu (2:6, 5:7). In the second Chicago tournament she failed to advance through qualification, but due to a number of withdrawals, she qualified as the lucky loser,
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In five out of six most recent matches of Burel more games were played in the second set than in the first one
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Svitolina first set total was not higher than nine games
Tip and bets
Svitolina was beaten in the first round in two most recent tournaments. But both of those matches were heavily contested and Svitolina won a set in each of them. Burel played against lower-ranked players and she was not looking good. Frenchwoman even failed to advance through qualification at Chicago. In our opinion, Elina will record a victory due to her class and experience.
Our prediction - Svitolina to win with a handicap of (-5) games
Burel recently played against a Top-30 player, Ons Jabeur, and won only four games. We are not expecting a better performance from Clara in the match against World No. 6.
Our second bet is on total under 19 games
