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Badosa vs Samsonova: prediction for the WTA Dubai
Paula Badosa lost two previous head-to-head matches to Liudmila Samsonova. Will Russian player beat the Spaniard again on February 19? The answer is in our prediction.
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Paula Badosa
SpainPaula Badosa won four of five matches since the start of the season. But Spanish player had to miss Australian Open and Abu Dhabi tournament due to health issues.
Last week, Badosa played her first match after a long break. She faced Beatrice Haddad Maia. Paula put up a decent performance, but lost the match by a 6:7, 3:6 score. Seems like nothing concerns Badosa now and she is ready to take a step forward in Dubai tournament.
Liudmila Samsonova
Russian FederationLiudmila Samsonova had one successful tournament at the start of the season. Russian player reached the final of Abu Dhabi tournament and just narrowly lost to Belinda Bencic (6:1, 6:7, 4:6).
Liudmila failed to succeed in any other competitions, she was unable to even make it past the second round. Last week, Russian player lost to Sofia Kenin (3:6, 1:6) in the first round of Doha tournament.
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Ставка Sets performance: 1=2
This bet played in two latest head-to-head matches
Ставка 1st set: total over 9,5
This bet played in four of five latest matches of Badosa
Tip and bets
Samsonova performed well at Abu Dhabi tournament. But overall, Liudmila is in a turbulent form and her performance in latest matches was simply unacceptable. Badosa is coming back after an injury and played well against high-flying Haddad Maia. We think that the Spanish player is underrated by the bookmakers.
Our prediction - Badosa to win
Opponents played three sets in the previous head-to-head match. We are expecting another long battle.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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