LiontipsKarolina Pliskova vs Elena Rybakina. Prediction and Betting Tips for WTA Abu Dhabi
Command Analysis
Karolina Pliskova got off to a strong start of the season. She managed to reach the quarter-final of Australian Open. She had a chance to advance into the semi-final, but Czech player suffered a sensational defeat to Magda Linette (3:6, 5:7).
Pliskova secured an easy victory over Bonaventure (6:1, 6:3) in the first round of Abu Dhabi tournament.
Elena Rybakina is starting the Abu Dhabi tournament straight from the second round. She managed to reach the final of Australian Open. Kazakh player failed to beat Aryna Sabalenka (6:4, 3:6, 4:6) in the decisive battle.
Rybakinaplayed at Abu Dhabi in 2021. Back then, she managed to reach the quarter-final. Elena is familiar with her opponent. She beat Karolina Pliskova twice in her career, both times on hard surface.
Trends
Ставка 1st set: total over 10.5
This bet played in two previous head-to-head matches
Ставка Sets performance: 1>2
This bet played in two latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Pliskova got off to a perfect start of Abu Dhabi tournament, gaining match practice. But she is facing a tough opponent. Rybakina possesses a powerful serve, she is strong on baseline game and on the receive. We believe that Elena will advance into the quarter-final.
Our prediction - Rybakina to win with a handicap of (-2.5) games
Two latest head-to-head matches went by the same scenario: Rybakina wins the first set on a tiebreaks and then finish off the Czech player in the second set. We are not expecting something to change here.
Our second bet is on total under 22 games
