LiontipsBernarda Pera vs Ekaterina Alexandrova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Australian Open
Command Analysis
Bernarda Pera is not so successful at Australian tournaments in recent years. Only once in three most recent seasons American player managed to get past the first round of Australian Open. It happened in the previous year, she managed to record a sensational victory over Kerber (6:0, 6:4).
On January of the current year Pera played two matches at Melbourne pre-Slam tournament. She recorded a confident victory over Sramkova (6:0, 6:2), but in the second qualifying round she suffered a defeat to Zhang Qinwen (3:6, 6:1, 5:7).
Ekaterina Alexandrova is always capable to gain form for the start of Australian Open. Russian player reached the third round of that tournament for two consecutive seasons. She will try to at least repeat that result this time.
In two previous tournaments, at Adelaide and Sydney, Alexandrova failed to impress. She recorded the only victory over Shibahara (6:4, 6:4). Alexandrova also managed to put up a fight in the second set of the match against Muguruza at Sydney (1:6, 6:7).
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In four most recent matches of the American player no more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
This bet played in two out of three most recent matches of Alexandrova
Tip and bets
Russian player won both head-to-head matches against Bernarda Pera. American player is unable to remain consistent and takes too much risk. Alexandrova will have a chance to comeback into the game even if she will make some mistakes. Alexandrova is also defending points for the third round of the previous Australian Open. In our opinion, favourite will record a victory today.
Our prediction - Alexandrova to win with a handicap of (-3) points
We think that Alexandrova will put up a more consistent performance than her opponent, so she should be able to record a victory in straight sets.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games
