LiontipsIrina-Camelia Begu vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cleveland
Command Analysis
After reaching the third round of Wimbledon Begu had three consecutive unsuccessful tournaments - at Budapest, at Gdynia and at Cincinnati. In those competitions Romanian player managed to win only one match.
Begu reminded of herself at Chicago and reached the quarter-final, beating dangerous opponents along the way. In the first round she recorded a victory over Alexandrova (7:6, 6:3). In the second one she played another tiebreak, this time in the match against Hercog (7:6, 7:5).
Aliaksandra Sasnovich reached the quarter-final of WTA tournament for the second time during this season. At the clay tournament in Belgrade she was beaten in that stage by Osorio Serrano (4:6, 2:6).
In Chicago Sasnovich played two difficult matches - against McHale (6:4, 7:5) and against Podoroska (6:7, 6:4, 6:4). In each of those matches Belarusian player was not so confident on her serve, but managed to beat her opponents due to mental toughness and a good performance on the receive.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
In two head-to-head matches Begu and Sasnovich played more games in the first set than in the second one
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In four matches at Chicago opponents played three tiebreaks combined
Tip and bets
Begu has two victories over Sasnovich in her career. Romanian player is able to put up a consistent performance on her serve. She won both of her previous opponents thanks to her serve, so she should be able to beat Aliaksandra as well.
Our prediction - Begu to win
Both opponents played contested matches at Chicago, in three matches tiebreaks were played. We are expecting another contested match from the players.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
