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Gracheva vs. Zakharova: WTA Hong Kong Match Forecast
In one of the second round matches at the tournament in Hong Kong on October 31, Varvara Gracheva will play against Anastasia Zakharova. Both tennis players had a hard time overcoming the resistance of their opponents at the start, who has a better chance of winning today? - the answer is in our expert forecast
Command Analysis
Varvara Gracheva
FranceCurrent form
Gracheva is not known for her stability in the Asian hard series, but nevertheless she has already made it to the semifinals in Hong Kong. At the second tournament here, Varvara also started with a victory, although she overcame Prozorov resistance with great difficulty, making many unforced errors in that match (2-6, 7-5, 6-2).
Professional qualities
Varvara strives to play attacking tennis, but often cannot maintain a high tempo, which leads to mistakes. The tennis player first serve is quite good, but on the second one you can see regular failures and double faults.
Current indicators in the tour
In the world rankings, Gracheva is currently ranked 66th, and has achieved her greatest success on clay. On hard, she has negative statistics - 13 wins and 14 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of the last four matches, Gracheva played three sets
- More than ten games were played in the second set in three of the four previous matches involving the French representative
Anastasia Zakharova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Zakharova was in no hurry to move to Asia, and played actively and successfully in Europe in the fall. Anastasia won two not very prestigious tournaments in France and Spain. In Hong Kong, it is noticeable that the Russian did not lose her form and in the first round, she defeated Zhang Su Zhong in two sets (7-5, 6-4). At the moment, the tennis player has a winning streak of 11 matches.
Professional qualities
22-year-old Zakharova has clearly shown progress in her game. First of all, we note that she has become noticeably less likely to make mistakes on the back line, can maintain a high tempo when exchanging blows, and always tries to hit deep, knocking her opponents out of the court.
Current indicators in the tour
Taking into account the recent successful tournaments, Zakharova rose to 113th place in the world ranking, which is her best achievement in her career. It is clear that at the end of the season, Anastasia is betting on debuting in the top 100.
Interesting facts for betting
- Zakharova won 11 matches in a row on the tour
- Anastasia has won her last six matches with a precise score of 2-0 in sets.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
This is the scenario that unfolded in Zakharova last three matches.
2.23Bet 2nd set: total over 9.5 games
This bet was successful in three of Gracheva five previous matches
2.31Tip and bets
We don't think that Zakharova is inferior to Gracheva in any way at the moment. Anastasia has clearly reached her peak form, won 11 matches in a row, and has noticeably improved her reliability on the back line, which could bring her success today. Taking into account the odds, we recommend a prediction for the Russian tennis player to win.
Our prediction is Zakharova victory with odds of 2.11
Bet on total
Gracheva is not one of those who give up matches without a fight. Even when Varvara game is not going well, she fights to the end. It is unlikely that the upcoming meeting will end quickly.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.79
Bet on the first set
Note that in two of the last three matches involving Zakharova, more than nine games were played in the first set. We expect that at the start, the tennis players will actively fight for the initiative.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.22
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