LiontipsElina Svitolina vs Simona Halep. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA US Open
Command Analysis
Elina Svitolina gained a great form for the start of US Open. Ukrainian player won a title at Chicago recently. It surely gained her self-confidence.
Svitolina put up a great performance in first three matches at New York, losing no sets to Marino (6:2, 6:3), Masarova (6:2, 7:5) and Kasatkina (6:4, 6:2). Everyone thought that Kasatkina, who gained a great form, will create problems for Svitolina, but eventually Ukrainian player recorded an easy victory. Russian player failed to win any games on Svitolina's serve, Ukrainian player made only 14 unforced errors in two sets.
Simona Halep had no match practice for a long time due to injury, so there were some concerns about Halep's start at New York. Nonetheless, Romanian player made it to the round of 16 already.
In the first round Halep recorded a victory over Giorgi, despite some problems in the second set (6:4, 7:6). In the second round she recorded a confident victory over Kucova (6:3, 6:1).
Halep's match against Rybakina in the third round was fun to watch. Players were fighting for two and a half hours, both opponents were looking great. But eventually Halep recorded a difficult victory in three sets (7:6, 4:6, 6:3). We should note that the Romanian player was not looking confident at her serve: Rybakina made seven breaks.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Seven out of ten head-to-head matches ended in two sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
Only in two out of ten head-to-head matches Svitolina and Halep played no more than nine games in the first set
Tip and bets
Head-to-head matches between the players are usually inpredictable. Everything depends on players' current form. So far Elina Svitolina is looking more confident. On her way to the round of 16 she wasted less energy, plus she plays better at her serve. In our prediction we are expecting a victory for the Ukrainian player.
Our prediction - Svitolina to win
Only in three out of ten head-to-head matches opponents played more than 21 games. We offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
