LiontipsAnna-Lena Friedsam vs Arina Rodionova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Nur-Sultan
Command Analysis
An experienced German player Anna-Lena Friedsam recorded her most recent victory on tour in the qualification for US Open, beating an obscure player Kiick (6:3, 6:0). After that she had a streak of three defeats in a row.
We should note that Friedsam participated at two indoor tournaments in Luxembourg and in Ostrava, but she was eliminated by Hartono (6:7, 6:3, 6:7) and Dodin (6:7, 6:7) respectively. As we see, German player is in poor form now.
Arina Rodionova put up a decent performance during the grass part of the season. Australia representative reached the final of ITF tournament at Nottingham and then she almost got qualified for the main draw of Wimbledon. In the decisive qualifying match at London Rodionova lost to Swan (0:6, 4:6).
Transition to hard turned out to be unsuccessful for Arina Rodionova, she lost all five matches on that surface. Rodionova will try to end the string of failures at Nur-Sultan, she is currently only at the 151st position in the rankings.
Trends
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In two most recent matches of Friedsam four tiebreaks were played
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Rodionova more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
Both opponents are not so successful on tour recently. Nonetheless, Friedsam is an overwhelming favourite of this match. We don't think that German player will be able to record a confident victory, she is in a poor form now. We offer to place a bet on the underdog with a positive handicap.
Our prediction - Rodionova to win with a handicap of (+5) games
Both players are on a long string of defeats and in recent matches they are fighting hard to end their failures. For example, Friedsam played four tiebreaks in two previous matches. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
