LiontipsSofia Kenin vs. Daria Kasatkina. Prediction and bets on the WTA match Tokyo
Command Analysis
Current form
Before the start in Tokyo, the American tennis player had never made it past more than one round in any Asian tournament. In the capital of Japan, she has already managed to win two victories. At the start, Kenin easily defeated Wang Xin Yu with a score of 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, in a tough fight, Sofia snatched victory from Tauson in the decisive tie-break (6-7, 6-4, 7-6).
Professional qualities
Kenin tries to act aggressively on the court, but often she simply lacks power in her shots and powerful serves. In addition, Sofia is always able to work reliably on the back line, and her reception is also fine.
Current indicators in the tour
The American has suffered a serious decline after a rise at the beginning of her career and has not been able to return to her previous level. Kenin is currently only ranked 155th in the world. On open hard courts, she has won only six matches and suffered 15 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Kenin has played three sets in three of her last four matches.
- More than nine games have been played in three of Sofia previous four matches
Current form
Kasatkina reached the quarterfinals in Tokyo and thus fulfilled the minimum task of defending last year points. Daria is playing in the Japanese capital after winning the title last week in Ningbo. She had a difficult start - it took three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) to defeat Kessler. The Russian did not immediately get into the game, but in the decisive set she completely dominated the court.
Professional qualities
Darya is famous for her defensive tennis, it is very difficult to beat her on the court on the back line. In addition, the Russian tennis player has an excellent return, endurance and speed are also all right. The weak point in the game throughout her career is the serve.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the start of the season, Kasatkina has won two titles – on grass in Eastbourne and on hard in Ningbo last week. In total, she has played 39 matches on hard since the start of the year, winning 24 of them. After her success in Ningbo, the Russian returned to the top 10 and is now the world ninth racket.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the last four fully played matches involving Kasatkina, an exchange of winning games was recorded
Trends
Bet Total over 2.5 sets
The bet played in three of four personal meetings
2.55Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in four of Kenin last five matches.
2.21Tip and bets
Taking into account the latest results, bookmakers clearly give the Russian tennis player an advantage. At the same time, we would not immediately discount Kenin, who for the first time in a long time passed two rounds at one tournament, has experience of defeating Daria. In general, Sofia is capable of "competing" with Kasatkina on the back line.
Our prediction is Kenin victory with a handicap of (+4.5) games with odds of 1.77
Bet on total
The opponents played each other four times and exchanged winning games in three cases. We do not rule out that today events on the court will develop according to the same scenario.
The second bet is total over 20 games for 1.75
Bet on the second set
In three of Kenin four previous matches, more than nine games were played in the second set. We expect in our forecast that today game segment will be the most intense.
Forecast - total games in the second set over 9.5 with odds of 2.39
