LiontipsSorana Cirstea vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Australian Open
Command Analysis
Sorana Cirstea failed to impress at two first tournaments of the season, in Melbourne and in Adelaide, she won only one match, beating Varvara Gracheva (6:0, 6:0). But Romanian player put up a brilliant performance at Australian Open and already reached the third round, just like in the previous season.
At the start of the tournament Cirstea got an advantage of Kvitova's mistakes (6:2, 6:2). In the second round she recorded a confident victory over Kucova (6:2, 6:4).
There were not too many signs of successful performance before the start of Melbourne tournament for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Due to coronavirus Russian player was forced to sit out the start of the season, so she started the Grand Slam tournament without any match practice. But seems like it is not a problem for her. Though, we should note that Pavlyuchenkova got a very easy draw.
In the first round Russian player outclassed Bondar (6:2, 6:1). In the second one Pavlyuchenkova played against Stosur, who decided to end her career after the tournament. Pavlyuchenkova recorded another confident victory (6:2, 6:2). Now she will have a dangerous opponent, Pavlyuchenkova played six head-to-head matches against Cirstea and so far the score is tied at 3:3.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1=2
This bet played in two out of five Cirstea's most recent matches
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In three out of six head-to-head matches a set exchange took place
Tip and bets
Russian player got a favourite status from bookmakers. But victories over Bondar and Stosur are hardly a sign of a brilliant form for Pavlyuchenkova. In recent years Cirstea was an uncomfortable opponent for Pavlyuchenkova. Romanian player has the ability to hold up high tempo during plays and is able to play accurate at the baseline. We offer to place a bet on a plus handicap for the underdog.
Our prediction - Cirstea to win with a handicap of (+4) games
In three out of six head-to-head matches a set exchange took place. We are expecting a tight clash, so in our opinion, opponents will need more than 20 games to decide a winner.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games
