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Bencic vs Cirstea: prediction for the WTA Cincinnati match
On August 16, Belinda Bencic will take on Sorana Cirstea in the first round of Cincinnati tournament. Should we expect a sensation? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Belinda Bencic
SwitzerlandBelinda Bencic approached the Cincinnati tournament in a fantastic form, she needs to defend ranking points after reaching the quarter-final of that tournament in the previous season. Swiss player managed to win three matches at Toronto tournament, but in the quarter-final she was beaten by the eventual finalist, Haddad Maia (6:2, 3:6, 3:6).
Since the start of the season Bencic has recorded 31 victories in 45 matches. Counting only matches on hard surface, she has ten victories and six defeats.
Sorana Cirstea
RomaniaSince the start of the season Sorana Cirstea is lacking consistency. Romanian player is alternating successful tournaments with critical failures. She reached the semi-final of Birmingham tournament on the grass, but after that she managed to win only one match in two next tournaments at Eastbourne and at Wimbledon.
Cirstea's transition to hard turned out to be unsuccessful. She suffered a defeat to Selekhmeteva at Prague (5:7, 4:6).
Trends
СтавкаTotal under 2.5 sets
Only in one of five latest matches of Bencic more than two sets were played
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
This bet played in three of five latest matches of the Romanian player
Tip and bets
Cirstea is currently out of match practice on hard surface. Romanian player was not looking great in recent Cincinnati tournaments and we are not expecting an improvement now. Bencic put up a decent performance at Toronto, winning three matches in straight sets. We are expecting another victory from her today.
Our prediction - Bencic to win with a handicap of (-1.5) sets
In each of four latest matches won by Bencic total was not higher than 20 games. We think that this trend will continue.
Our second bet is on total under 20 games
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