LiontipsVeronika Kudermetova vs Daria Kasatkina. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2022 WTA French Open (June 1, 2022).
Command Analysis
Veronika Kudermetova made first-round exits in Madrid and Rome, and few believed she would do well at the French Open. Nevertheless, the Russian managed to reach the quarterfinals here. In the first two rounds, Kudermetova celebrated success over Lin Zhu (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) and Aleksandra Krunic (6-3, 6-3). Then, she passed Paula Badosa Gibert, who withdrew from the match during the second set. In the last-16 battle against Keys, Kudermetova recovered from a one-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-1).
This is the second Roland Garros quarterfinal for Daria Kasatkina. In 2018, she lost to Sloane Stephens (3-6, 1-6). At the current tournament, Kasatkina is yet to surrender a set. In the last two matches, she defeated quite difficult opponents - Shelby Rogers (6-3, 6-2) and Camila Giorgi (6-2 6-2). The World №20 was extremely aggressive during the last matches, and at the same time, she delivered solid performance at the baseline. She made a total of 17 unforced errors against Rogers and Giorgi.
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In all 4 of Kasatkina's matches in Paris, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
СтавкаTotal over 2.5 sets
This bet won in 3 of Kudermetova's last 5 matches. The only match between the athletes ended in 3 sets.
Tip and bets
Kasatkina is the favorite in this Russian derby. She had a more confident performance at the current tournament and is clearly in excellent shape. Moreover, Kasatkina won the only head-to-head match between the athletes.
Our prediction - Kasatkina to win
While Kasatkina has finished all her matches in Paris in straight sets, Kudermetova dropped sets in three of her last five fights. We expect Kudermetova to put up a fight, and suggest betting on over 2.5 sets here.
Second bet – total over 2.5 sets
