LiontipsJelena Ostapenko vs Dayana Yastremska. Prediction and Betting Tips for WTA Birmingham
Command Analysis
Jelena Ostapenko approached the start of a grass part of the season after some unsuccessful clay tournaments. Latvian player managed to win only one match in three tournaments.
A World No. 16 player faced Marino in the first round of a Birmingham tournament. She needed three sets to record a victory (6:2, 5:7, 6:3). Ostapenko had a 5:1 lead in the second set, but somehow she managed to blow it, losing six games in a row. Nonetheless, Jelena managed to get it together in the decisive set and secured a victory.
Dayana Yastremska also had an unsuccessful clay part of the season. After the second round of Madrid tournament Ukrainian player suffered a defeat at the start of Roland Garros.
A transition to grass turned out to be unsuccessful for Dayana. She suffered a defeat to Alexandrova at the first round of Hertogenbosch tournament (6:2, 6:7, 2:6). However, she got off to a better start at Birmingham, securing a win over Linette in the first round (6:4, 6:3).
Trends
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In four of five latest matches of Yastremska no more than nine games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
This bet won in eight latest matches of Ostapenko
Tip and bets
Both players prefer an aggressive style of play. Ostapenko experienced some problems in the first round, but eventually secured a victory. Yastremska has a great first serve, but she starts to get nervous at the second serve. Overall, Latvian player is more solid on the grass, one year ago she claimed the title at Eastbourne, so she should be able to put up a decent performance at Birmingham.
Our prediction - Ostapenko to win the match
Opponents are too inconsistent right now. We are expecting a long match here.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
