LiontipsEkaterina Alexandrova vs. Daria Kasatkina. Prediction and bets on the WTA match Cincinnati
Command Analysis
Alexandrova's last successful tournament was in June, when she made it to the semifinals in 's-Hertogenbosch on grass. She never made it past one round in any of her subsequent starts. After Wimbledon, Ekaterina played only at the Olympics, where she was defeated by Yuan Yue in the first round (5-7, 7-6, 2-6). The Russian tennis player has had no success in Cincinnati in her entire career - she never made it past the second round.
Kasatkina successfully played the grass part of the season, won the tournament in Eastbourne, and made it to the third round of Wimbledon. However, the transition to hard was unsuccessful for the Russian. In Washington, she lost to Dolehide at the start (6-2, 5-7, 0-6), and in Toronto, she failed to cope with Anisimova in her first match (4-6, 3-6). Ahead of Daria is the start in Cincinnati, where she must defend her ranking points for last year's appearance in the 1/8 finals.
Trends
Total over 2.5 sets bet
In two of the three previous head-to-head matches, the tennis players exchanged winning sets
2.37Match Tie-Break Bet – Yes
In two of the previous four matches, Alexandrova played tie-breaks
3.50Tip and bets
Alexandrova and Kasatkina are not at their peak form for the upcoming face-to-face match. At the same time, Daria has a slight advantage, as she has already played two matches on hard. In addition, Kasatkina will be extremely motivated to defend last year's points for the 1/8 finals, while Ekaterina has performed poorly in these competitions throughout her career.
Our prediction is Kasatkina's victory with odds of 1.70
Bet on total
Undoubtedly, the match is of fundamental importance for the tennis players and it is unlikely that any of them will leave the court without a fight. Moreover, in two of the three previous face-to-face confrontations, Ekaterina and Daria played three sets.
The second bet is total over 20 games for 1.69
Bet on the first set
In three of the four head-to-head encounters, the most intense battle unfolded in the opening set, where more than nine games were played. We expect the same scenario to develop on the court today.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.17
