LiontipsAndrea Petkovic vs Yulia Putintseva. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Indian Wells
Command Analysis
Andrea Petkovic couldn't gain form at the start of the season, before July she never advance past the second round of WTA tournament. An experienced player had a breakthrough at home tournament in Hamburg, where she managed to reach the final. In the second round of that tournament Petkovic beat her today opponent, Putintseva (6:2, 1:6, 6:4). After that Petkovic reached the semi-final of Belgrade tournament and won a title at Cluj-Napoca.
We should note that she achieved all of those results on clay. In each of three most recent hard tournaments Petkovic was eliminated in the second round.
Yulia Putintseva also achieved a great success on clay. In July she won a title of Budapest tournament. But after that Kazakhstani player also performed well in some hard tournaments. For example, she reached the semi-final of Portoroz tournament.
Putintseva played her most recent official match at home tournament in Nur-Sultan. She got a relatively easy draw and was considered a favourite of the tournament, but she lost the title match to Van Uytvanck (6:1, 4:6, 3:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Only in one out of four most recent head-to-head matches opponents exchanged sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In all four out of head-to-head matches Petkovic and Putintseva played no more than nine games in the first set
Tip and bets
Yulia Putintseva will play at Indian Wells after an emotional breakdown. She wanted to win the title at Nur-Sultan. Petkovic already recorded one victory over Putintseva, German player surely won't leave the court without a fight. We think that bookmakers are underestimating the German player, she is looking great in the second half of the season.
Our prediction - Petkovic to win
Both Petkovic and Putintseva are too inconsistent. They are losing focus during matches all the time, but are able to come back into the game. We think that we will see a long first round match.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
