LiontipsBarbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Australian Open
Command Analysis
Barbora Krejcikova was not so successful in recent Australian Open tournaments. She was eliminated from the second round in each of two most recent Melbourne tournaments. But Czech player surely improved her performance last year and she is currently at the 4th spot in the world rankings, so she will probably perform better this time.
In the previous week Krejcikova put up a successful performance at Sydney tournament. She managed to reach the final, despite a difficult draw. In an intense title match against Paula Badosa Czech player eventually lost the decisive tiebreak (3:6, 6:4, 6:7).
An experienced Andrea Petkovic was also unsuccessful in recent Australian Open tournaments. In each of two most recent editions of that competition she was beaten in the first round. But she always fought until the end, just like always. One year ago German player suffered a defeat in three sets by Ons Jabeur (3:6, 6:3, 4:6).
Before the start of Australian Open Petkovic put up a good performance at Melbourne pre-Slam tournament. In that competition she managed to beat Samsonova (6:3, 7:6) and Burel (7:5, 2:6, 6:4). Moreover, in the quarter-final Petkovic managed to put up a fight in the second set of match against Osaka (1:6, 5:7).
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In each of four most recent Krejcikova's matches since the start of the season no more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
In two out of three most recent matches of Petkovic this bet won
Tip and bets
We think that Petkovic shouldn't be underestimated in this match. German player managed to put up a fight against Krejcikova (5:7, 4:6) at Wimbledon last year, she also gained match practice at Melbourne, she also had one good set in the match against Osaka. We are not expecting a blowout from Krejcikova.
Our prediction - Petkovic to win with a handicap of (+6) games
In the previous head-to-head match athletes played 22 games. In 3 out of 4 most recent matches of Krejcikova at least 19 games were played and we are expecting the same result today.
Our second bet is on total over 19 games
