LiontipsVarvara Gracheva vs Kristyna Pliskova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Nur-Sultan
Command Analysis
Varvara Gracheva put up a great performance at American hard tournaments. Young Russian player reached the semi-final of Chicago tournament and the third round of US Open. But after that Gracheva's performance declined, it is too hard for her to maintain the same level of play for a long time.
At Luxembourg Gracheva failed to beat Minella (3:6, 4:6) in the first round, despite being a huge favourite. After that Russian player got qualified for Ostrava tournament as lucky loser, but she was beaten by Paula Badosa (2:6, 2:6).
At the start of the seasonKrystina Pliskova needed some time to find her game. Only during the summer she started to perform well. In July Czech player reached the quarter-final of clay tournaments at Belgrade and Cluj-Napoca. In Serbian capital she beat her today opponent along the way (7:6, 6:4).
Pliskova played her most recent official match at US Open. It was a successful tournament for her. She managed to reach the second round of the main draw starting from qualification.
Tip and bets
Kristyna Pliskova already recorded one victory over Varvara Gracheva in 2021. This victory was recorded on clay, it is not the most comfortable surface for the Czech player. At Nur-Sultan opponents will play on faster surface, it is a huge advantage for Pliskova. In our prediction we are expecting another victory from Pliskova.
Our prediction - Kristyna Pliskova to win
Czech player relies on her serve, but she has problems with the receive. That's why most of her matches were contested. In three out of five most recent matches she had to play tiebreaks. We are expecting another long match at Nur-Sultan.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In the only head-to-head match tiebreak was played and also in three of five most recent Pliskova's matches
СтавкаSecond set: total over 9.5
In four out of six most recent matches of Gracheva more than nine games were played in the second set
