LiontipsTaylor Townsend - Daria Kasatkina. Betting Tip and bets for the WTA Cincinnati match
Command Analysis
Current form
After switching to hard, Townsend seemed to have regained her spirit. In Washington, the American made it to the second round, followed by the quarterfinals in Toronto. Moreover, Taylor did not stop in Cincinnati, having already completed successful qualification and a hard-fought victory in the first round of the main draw over her compatriot Dolehide, who is also currently at the peak of her form (3-6, 6-4, 7-6).
Professional qualities
Taylor is, in general, a rather limited tennis player in terms of her technical arsenal. A powerful forehand, a solid serve by women's tennis standards - that's about it. She tries to play very aggressively on the return, but she rarely manages to do so without making mistakes.
Current indicators in the tour
The American feels most comfortable on hard courts, although she has recently achieved success on clay. On hard courts, Townsend has 18 wins and 10 losses since the beginning of the year, her best result being the quarterfinals in Toronto last week. That success allowed Taylor to rise to 53rd place in the rankings - this is her record
Interesting facts for betting
- On the courts in Cincinnati, Townsend never made it past the second round.
- Two of the American's previous four matches involved tiebreaks
Current form
Kasatkina's transition to hard was a failure. In Washington and Toronto, she failed to beat Dolehide and Anisimova in the opening matches. Only in Cincinnati did the Russian tennis player break her losing streak. Daria beat her compatriot Alexandrova in the first round quite easily and confidently (6-4, 6-2). It is worth noting that Kasatkina hit six aces in that match, which is uncharacteristic for her, but she made eight double faults at once.
Professional qualities
Darya has an excellent game on the back line, we have one of the most successful defensive tennis players in front of us. It is noticeable that Kasatkina has been actively working on strengthening her serve lately, but not everything is working out so far: 25 double faults in the two previous matches with Dolehide and Anisimova, eight double faults with Alexandrova.
Current indicators in the tour
Overall, the Russian tennis player's season is mixed. We note the title of the grass tournament in Eastbourne, on hard she made two finals in Adelaide and Abu Dhabi, but there were also some obvious failures. In the ranking, Kasatkina does not lose hope of returning to the top 10, currently occupying the 12th place.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two head-to-head matches, Kasatkina beat Townsend with an exact score of 2-0 in sets.
- In the last three matches of the tour, Daria made 33 double faults
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
The tennis players did not exchange winning sets in the two head-to-head matches
1.48Rate Set Result: 2>1
That's the scenario that played out in all three of Townsend's games in Cincinnati.
2.21Tip and bets
Kasatkina has beaten Townsend twice in her career on hard courts, but the Russian is clearly far from her best game. The number of double faults is off the charts, Taylor will be receiving aggressively, she will have to take risks, which will obviously also lead to a large number of marriages on serve. At the same time, the American herself is now at the peak of her form and can very well put up a decent fight against Daria.
Our prediction is Townsend's victory with a handicap of (+3) games at odds of 1.84
Bet on total
We don't expect the meeting to be drawn out. If Taylor starts playing well from the first games, she will "destroy" Daria with her power.
The second bet is total under 22 games for 1.85
Bet on the first set
In Townsend's last seven matches, the first set has never gone more than nine games. It's definitely a trend worth checking out when making your bets.
Betting Tip - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.69
