LiontipsYulia Putintseva vs Kaia Kanepi. Predictions and Betting Tips for US Open
Command Analysis
Yulia Putintseva has a difficult task in the current New York tournament - she needs to defend points for the previous successful US Open tournament, she reached the quarter-final back then. Kazakhstan representative approached the current tournament in a shaky form after three ambigious hard tournaments.
Yulia put up a successful performance in San Jose tournament, she reached the quarter-final. But after that she won only one match in Montreal and Cincinnati tournaments. Overall, Putintseva recorded nine victories on hard surface this season and had the same number of defeats.
Kaia Kanepi performed great at the start of the season, she reached the final of Melbourne tournament and the third round of Australian Open. After that the results of Estonian player in WTA tournaments dropped.
Before the start of US Open tournament Kanepi played two matches at Chicago tournament. She recorded a difficult victory over Kalinina (3:6, 6:2, 7:5). She didn't stood a chance against Kostyuk (2:6, 3:6). We should note that in two recent New York tournaments Kanepi was beaten in the second round.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In three out of five most recent matches of Putintseva more games were played in the second set than in the first one
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In six out of seven most recent matches of Kanepi no more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
Overall, Yulia Putintseva is looking better throughout the season. Kazakhstan representative will try to defend points for the quarter-final of the previous tournament, so she will be extremely motivated. We offer to place a bet on the favourite.
Our prediction - Putintseva to win
Both players are inconsistent, so they are prone to long matches. As our second bet, we are offering a prediction on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
