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Swiatek vs Kasatkina: prediction for the WTA Finals match
Iga Swiatek and Daria Kasatkina will face each other in the first match of the WTA Finals group stage on November 2. Who will start the tournament with a victory? The answer is in our prediction.
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Iga Swiatek
PolandIga Swiatek is the main favourite of the WTA Finals. World No. 1 player has an outstanding record in the current season - 64 victories and just eight defeats. She claimed eight titles since the start of the year.
In the recent San Diego tournament Swiatek reached the final and beat Donna Vekic (6:3, 3:6, 6:0) in the title match. One year ago, Swiatek made her debut in WTA Finals. Polish player failed to get a play-off spot, winning just one match out of three in Mexico.
Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaDaria Kasatkina had a great season and deserved a spot in the Finals tournament, the first one in her career. Since the start of the season Russian player had 40 victories and 20 defeats, she won the titles at San Jose and Granby.
For the most recent time Kasatkina played in Guadalajara. She was eliminated in the second round of that competition by the fellow Russian player, Anna Kalinskaya (2:6, 6:2, 3:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
This bet played in three of five head-to-head matches
Ставка2nd set: total under 9.5
Opponents played less than ten games in each of five head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Players had four head-to-head matches in the current season - three on hard surface and one on clay. All of these matches were won by Swiatek. Kasatkina is having problems in matches against physically strong opponents. We don't think that Daria is able to surprise Iga. Russian player is unlikely to win here.
Our prediction - Swiatek to win with a handicap of (-5) games
Each of four latest head-to-head matches ended with a total under 17 games. We are expecting the same outcome in the upcoming encounter.
Our second bet is on total under 19 games
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