LiontipsSimona Halep vs Varvara Gracheva. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cluj-Napoca
Command Analysis
Simona Halep gained some match practice at Moscow tournament last week, she played three matches. She failed to fight for the title, because she suffered a defeat in the quarter-final to Maria Sakkari (4:6, 4:6). Romanian player approached the home Cluj-Napoca tournament in a great form.
In the first match Halep played against her compatriot, Ruse. It was not a contested match, Halep recorded a 6:1, 6:2 victory.
Varvara Gracheva approached the start of Cluj-Napoca tournament after a performance at Tenerife tournament last week. She reached the second round of Spanish tournament, beating Sorribes Tormo in the first match (6:4, 5:7, 7:6).
Russian player got off to a slow start at Romanian tournament. Gracheva managed to record a victory over Andrea Petkovic in three sets (6:4, 2:6, 6:2).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In three out of four most recent matches of Halep this bet played
Ставка1st set: total under 8.5
In three out of four most recent matches of Romanian player no more than eight games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
We think that Simona Halep won't experience any problems in this match. She has an advantage on class, plus it is a home tournament for her, so she will play in front of home fans. Romanian player also performed better than Gracheva in the first match.
Our prediction - Halep to win with a handicap of (-5.5) games
In the first match Halep lost only three games. We don't think that she will need much time to beat an inconsistent Gracheva.
Our second bet is on total under 19 games
