LiontipsElina Svitolina vs Daria Kasatkina. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA US Open
Command Analysis
Elina Svitolina managed to gain perfect form for the start of US Open. Ukrainian player won a title at Chicago and put up a confident performance in first two matches at New York. A World No. 5 player won seven matches in a row.
In the first round Svitolina recorded a victory in straight sets over Marino (6:2, 6:3). After that she had a more difficult match against Masarova (6:2, 7:5). So far Svitolina has a relatively easy draw, but player started the tournament pretty confidently.
Daria Kasatkina also gained great form for the start of US Open. Russian player reached the quarter-final of Cleveland tournament recently.
In first two matches of New York tournament Kasatkina had difficult opponents - Pironkova and Vondrousova. Bulgarian player failed to put up a fight and won only three games (6:1, 6:2). Silver medalist of the Olympics fought until the end, but Daria managed to withstand, she recorded a comeback victory due to an accurate performance on the baseline (3:6, 6:4, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In three out of five most recent head-to-head matches more then nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
This bet was successful in three out of five most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Daria Kasatkina is having a successful season, she managed to beat difficult opponents in first two rounds. But now Russian player will play against even more dangerous opponent. Svitolina gained a wonderful form and she knows how to play against Kasatkina. Svitolina won all five head-to-head matches. We are not expecting a surprise, so we offer to place a bet on a victory for the Ukrainian player.
Our prediction - Svitolina to win with a handicap of (-2) games
We can't say that there is a huge difference on class between the players. Both opponents are inconsistent on the serve. In three out of five head-to-head matches more than 20 games were played, so we are expecting the same here.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
