LiontipsMaria Sakkari vs Anna Kalinskaya. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Kremlin Cup
Command Analysis
Maria Sakkari participated at three tournaments during the autumn. Greek player reached the semi-final of US Open, then she played at the final of Ostrava tournament. Everyone expected a good performance from Sakkari at Indian Wells. But she was eliminated in the first match by Viktorija Golubic (7:5, 3:6, 2:6).
Sakkari will play at Moscow for the second time in her career. In year 2019 Sakkari failed to put up a successful performance here. Back then, Sakkari was eliminated in the first round by Pavlyuchenkova (7:5, 1:6, 3:6).
Anna Kalinskaya gained form during the autumn and started to play better. 22-year old player put up a great performance at recent Indian Wells tournament. She started the competition in qualifying rounds, but managed to reach the round of 16.
Kalinskaya is still in a great form, which she already proved here, at Moscow. In qualifying rounds Russian player recorded victories over Kuzmova (6:3, 6:7, 6:1) and Diatchenko (6:4, 6:2). In the first round of the main draw Kalinskaya managed to contain Yastremska's attacks (7:6, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In two out of three Kalinskaya's Kremlin Cup matches tiebreaks were played
СтавкаFirst set: total over 9.5
This bet played in four out of five most recent matches of Sakkari
Tip and bets
In recent tournaments Anna Kalinskaya is performing well, she achieved great results. She will be extremely motivated for the home tournament. Sakkari suffered a disappointing defeat at Indian Wells, so she will need time to find her game at Moscow, because it will be her first match here. In our opinion, Kalinskaya will hold on to a plus handicap on games.
Our prediction - Kalinskaya to win with a handicap of (+6) games
Only in one of her most recent matches Kalinskaya failed to put up a fight, she was defeated by Ons Jabeur (2:6, 2:6) at Indian Wells. Kalinskaya played five consecutive matches before that, so she was probably exhausted. We think that she will be able to put up a fight against Sakkari, so we are expecting many games in this match.
Our second bet is on total over 19 games
