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Kalinskaya vs. Potapova: WTA Ningbo Match Forecast
In Ningbo, in the first round on October 15, the tournament fate brought together two Russian tennis players Anna Kalinskaya and Anastasia Potapova. Kalinskaya has beaten her compatriot twice in her career and is rightfully the favorite of the confrontation in the bookmakers' line today. What bets should you choose for this fundamental match? - the answer is in our expert forecast
Command Analysis
Anna Kalinskaya
Russian FederationCurrent form
Kalinskaya has been performing with varying success at the Asian hard court series. In Beijing, the Russian tennis player barely made it to the 1/8 finals, where she suffered a sensational defeat from Starodubtseva (5-7, 0-6). Then in Wuhan, Anna confidently beat Bondar at the start (6-1, 6-3), but in the next match she lost to her compatriot Alexandrova in three sets (4-6, 7-6, 1-6). It is not worth saying that Kalinskaya is currently at the peak of her form.
Professional qualities
Anna is a versatile tennis player with a rich technical arsenal. She feels most comfortable on fast surfaces, where she achieves success due to her powerful first serve and aggressive style of play.
Current indicators in the tour
At the moment, Kalinskaya is ranked 12th, which is her record. She has demonstrated her most impressive results this season on hard, winning 26 out of 37 matches. However, the Russian has not won a single title since the beginning of the year.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the last five matches involving Kalinskaya, three tie-breaks were played
- In three of the four previous matches on the tour, Anna exchanged winning sets with her opponents
Anastasia Potapova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Both throughout the season and directly in Asia, Potapova has not been distinguished by any stability. In Beijing, the Russian tennis player was unable to defeat the far from formidable Minnen at the start (5-7, 6-2, 4-6). In Wuhan, she managed to get past Volynets with great difficulty (5-7, 6-3, 7-5), after which there was a defeat to Pegula, and due to health problems in that match, Anastasia withdrew from the game in the second set.
Professional qualities
Potapova strives to play fast and aggressively, ahead of the curve. However, this type of tennis often leads to a huge number of unforced errors in her performance. Plus, she doesn't have a stable first serve to regularly score easy points.
Current indicators in the tour
Despite her instability, Potapova remains in the top 50 of the world rankings and has a positive balance of wins and losses this season (26 - 22). On open hard courts, she has 15 wins and 13 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of Potapova previous three matches, three sets were played
- Anastasia lost to Anna in two face-to-face fights
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in three of Kalinskaya last five matches.
2.21Bet 2nd set: total under 9.5 games
This bet was successful in two head-to-head matches.
1.56Tip and bets
It cannot be said that Kalinskaya and Potapova are demonstrating their best tennis in Asia, but overall Anna is playing more reliably now. In addition, Anastasia was unable to finish her last match and it is far from certain that she can play at her best today. Kalinskaya won two head-to-head meetings and, in our opinion, will beat her compatriot for the third time.
Our prediction is Kalinskaya victory with odds of 1.56
Bet on total
Kalinskaya is able, unlike her opponent, to work more reliably on her serve. Due to this component, we think that Anna will win quite quickly in two sets today.
The second bet is total under 22 games for 1.76
Bet on the first set
In Kalinskaya last 14 matches, only twice have more than nine games been played in the first set. Accordingly, we offer another option for betting on the game.
Forecast - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.67
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