LiontipsEmma Raducanu vs Wang Xinyu. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Linz
Command Analysis
After her triumph at US Open Emma Raducanu is not looking confident and is not achieving high results in recent tournaments. 18-year old is playing under heavy pressure.
In the opening match of Indian Wells tournament Raducanu lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich (2:6, 4:6). She managed to reach the quarter-final of Cluj-Napoca tournament. But in the first round of that tournament she barely avoided defeat in the match against Polona Hercog (4:6, 7:5, 6:1). In the quarter-final of that tournament Raducanu failed to put up a fight against Marta Kostyuk (2:6, 1:6).
20-year old Wang Xinyu made significant progress in 2021 and she is currently at 104th position in WTA rankings. Chinese player wants to finish this season inside of Top-100.
Wang Xinyu already played three matches at Linz tournament, because she started from qualification. Only in the first match against Gasanova she managed to record an easy victory (6:2, 6:2). Wang Xinyu won two other matches with a score of 2:1 on sets. She beat Kung (4:6, 6:2, 6:3) and Kozlova (2:6, 6:2, 6:3). We should note that Chinese victory managed to come back after a loss in the first set both times.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1=2
This bet played in three out of four most recent matches of Wang Xinyu
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Raducanu no more than nine games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
After recent tournaments it became clear that Raducanu is far from her best form, which she had at New York tournament. After a title of US Open tournament she won only one match with a 2:0 score on sets. Wang Xinyu already gained form at Linz tournament, she proved her mental toughness and ability to fight until the end. We think that Chinese player should be able to put up a fight in this match and to win at least one set.
Our prediction - Wang Xinyu to win with a handicap of (+1.5) sets
In each of two most recent matches of Linz tournament Wang Xinyu played three sets. Raducanu will play her first match at the tournament, so she will surely need time to adapt for this indoor court. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
