LiontipsAryna Sabalenka vs. Zheng Jingwen. Prediction and bets on the match of the WTA Finals
Command Analysis
Current form
Sabalenka approaches the start of the final tournament as the world number one. To finish the year in the leading position, Arina needs to win three matches in the group, then Swiatek will not catch up with her. The last time the Belarusian tennis player played was at the tournament in Wuhan, where she once again won the title. In the final, she defeated her upcoming opponent Zheng Jingwen (6-3, 5-7, 6-3). Sabalenka has played in the final tournaments three times in her career, and demonstrated her best result in 2022, when she was able to reach the final.
Professional qualities
Arina is distinguished by her aggressive style of play, trying to finish rallies with aces whenever possible. To do this, she has in her arsenal not only a powerful first serve, but also a strong forehand, which surpasses many men on the tour in speed.
Current indicators in the tour
Sabalenka has won four tournaments since the start of the year, all on hard courts. On this surface, she has an impressive season record of 38 wins and only seven losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Sabalenka has defeated Zheng Jingwen in all four of their head-to-head encounters, dropping only one set.
- In the last four matches involving Arina, no more than nine games were played in the first set
Current form
Zheng Jingwen is having the best season of her career and deservedly got to Riyadh. The Chinese tennis player did not slow down after the quarterfinals of the US Open, at the Asian Heart Series she made it to the semifinals in Beijing, played in the final in Wuhan and won the title in Tokyo. It should be noted that during this period Zheng Jingwen suffered three defeats, and two of them were from Sabalenka.
Professional qualities
The Chinese tennis player tries to play aggressive power tennis, has a powerful first serve in her arsenal. At the same time, when Zheng Jingwen meets the same opponents as, for example, Sabalenka, she cannot keep up the pace, and begins to make a huge number of unforced errors.
Current indicators in the tour
Zheng Jingwen enters her debut World Finals as the world seventh-ranked player. She has won three titles since the start of the year, with her biggest success undoubtedly being the Olympic gold medal in Paris. On hard courts, she has 29 wins and 10 losses this season.
Interesting facts for betting
- Zheng Jingwen played tiebreaks in her last two matches
- In the four previous matches involving the Chinese tennis player, no more than nine games were played in the second set.
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
The bet played in three of four personal meetings
1.52Rate Set Result: 1>2
This scenario has played out in three of Zheng Jingwen previous five matches.
2.24Tip and bets
At the final tournaments, experience often comes to the fore, and from this point of view, the Belarusian tennis player has a noticeable advantage. In addition, Arina has played against Zheng Jingwen four times in her career and has always won, losing only one set. Sabalenka, with her aggressive tennis and high tempo, simply puts the Chinese player in a dead end, and it is unlikely that anything will change in the balance of power in this pair today.
Our prediction is a victory for Sabalenka with a handicap of (-3.5) games with odds of 1.78
Bet on total
In four head-to-head matches, Zheng Jingwen has won only one set, and in three other matches she has not scored more than five games. We expect in the forecast that Sabalenka will confidently win in two sets.
The second bet is total under 21.5 games for 1.90
Bet on the first set
Let pay attention to the fact that in all four face-to-face matches in the first set, more than nine games were not played. We expect that Arina will immediately indicate her advantage today and confidently take the opening set.
Forecast - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.82
