LiontipsMarta Kostyuk vs Maria Sakkari. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA US Open
Command Analysis
Marta Kostyuk put up a successful performance in previous US Open. Back then Ukrainian player beat Kasatkina and Sevastova and in the third round she managed to put up a fight against the eventual winner, Naomi Osaka (3:6, 7:6, 2:6). Without a doubt, Kostyuk wants to put up the best performance at New York this year.
Before the start of US Open Kostyuk played only one hard tournament at Chicago. 55th WTA player put up a great performance after a long break. She managed to beat Sebov and Kanepi in the main draw. But in the quarter-final she was unexpectedly beaten by Gracheva (7:6, 3:6, 4:6).
In the previous season Maria Sakkari reached the round of 16 in New York, where she was beaten by Serena Williams (3:6, 7:6, 3:6). Greek player needs to defend her points at US Open if she wants to stay in Top-20.
In two recent tournaments Sakkari was too inconsistent. In Montreal she reached the round of 16. But at the next tournament, in Cincinnati, she was eliminated by Kerber (2:6, 2:6).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In five out of six recent matches of Kostyuk no more than nine games in the first set
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In three out of four most recent full matches of Sakkari three sets were played
Tip and bets
Maria Sakkari is a favourite of an upcoming match due to her higher position in the rankings and her experience. But in the recent tournaments Greek player was not looking great. In Montreal she recorded a difficult victory in three sets over Kudermetova. We think that Kostyuk will be able to put up a fight against Sakkari and will hold on to a plus handicap on games.
Our prediction - Kostyuk to win with a handicap of (+5) games
In three out of four recent matches of Sakkari three sets were played. We are expecting a fight in an upcoming match, so we offer a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
