LiontipsTsvetana Pironkova vs Daria Kasatkina
Command Analysis
In the previous season Tsvetana Pironkova got back on tour after a birth of her child. Back then, Bulgarian player played her first tournament at New York and, despite all odds, she reached the quarter-final. In 2021 Tsvetana is not performing at the same level, but sometimes she reminds of herself.
It is hard to assess Pironkova's current form. After the Wimbledon she didn't participate in any tournaments. In London Tsvetana was beaten in the first round by Putintseva (3:6, 1:6). But Pironkova will be motivated for US Open - 107th WTA player needs to defend her points.
Daria Kasatkina approached the US Open in a decent form. Russian player participated in four hard tournaments at North America. She achieved the best result at San Jose, where she reached the final. Collins didn't let her win a third title in the season (3:6, 7:6, 1:6).
Kasatkina's most recent tournament was at Cleveland in the previous week. Daria reached the quarter-final of that tournament and was smashed by Magda Linette (1:6, 2:6). Russian player wants to break her string of failures at US Open, in two recent New York tournaments she was eliminated in the first round.
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In four most recent matches of Pironkova total of the first set was never higher than nine games
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In three out of five most recent matches of Kasatkina more games were played in the second set than in the first one
Tip and bets
Pironkova had a long break after the Wimbledon tournament, so Kasatkina is an overwhelming favourite in an upcoming match. But in the previous year Bulgarian player proved that she knows how to get ready for the big tournaments. In our opinion, we will see a contested match and Tsvetana will hold on to a plus handicap on games.
Our prediction - Pironkova to win with a handicap of (+5) games
Both opponents are not so confident while serving. But Daria and Tsvetana are playing great on the receive. We are expecting a high number of games in this match.
Our second bet is on total over 19 games
