LiontipsMaria Sakkari vs Elena Rybakina. Prediction and bets on the match United Cup
Command Analysis
Current form
Due to an injury, Sakkari has not played anywhere on tour since the US Open. As it turned out, Maria is not fully ready to play now. At the start of the United Cup, she played against the Spanish Busas Maneiro and suffered a crushing defeat 2-6, 1-6. She was absolutely unable to do anything on her serve – only 36% of the points won.
Professional qualities
In Sakkari game, much depends on physical fitness, since we have a physically strong tennis player in front of us. If she is in good shape, she is ready to work steadily on the back line without any problems, powerfully break through any opponent defense, and maintain a high tempo. When she is out of shape, you can see obvious failures, as was the case at the start of the United Cup.
Current indicators in the tour
Last season, Sakkari played 41 matches on tour, winning 25 and losing 16. She currently ranks a modest 32nd in the world rankings.
Interesting facts for betting
- In eight career matches at the United Cup, Sakkari has only played three sets once
- In four of the Greek tennis player previous five matches, more than nine games were not played in the first set.
Current form
Rybakina demonstrated in full at the start of the United Cup that she is ready to play at her best at the very first tournaments of the season. Elena confidently defeated the Spanish Busas Maneiro in two sets (6-2, 6-3). During the match, she gave up her serve only once, made four breaks herself and had a noticeable advantage.
Professional qualities
Rybakina has a powerful serve that brings her many easy points. When exchanging blows, Elena plays quite straightforwardly, relying on strong flat blows on the rising ball.
Current indicators in the tour
Due to health problems last season, Rybakina did not show her full potential, but nevertheless won 44 of 58 matches. In the world rankings, she is ranked sixth.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of the last five matches, Rybakina played two sets
- In the last two head-to-head matches, Elena beat Sakkari
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
The events in the two previous face-to-face matches unfolded according to this scenario.
2.20Bet 2nd set: total under 9.5 games
This bet has been successful in the last four fights involving Rybakina
1.51Tip and bets
In her first match at the tournament, Sakkari was absolutely unable to do anything on the court, she served very poorly and lacked speed. It is clear that with such play, Maria has nothing to count on in the confrontation with Rybakina, who came to the start of the season in excellent playing form.
Our prediction is Rybakina victory with a handicap of (-5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.95
Bet on total
Sakkari had absolutely no success with her serve in the first game. Without this component, it is hard to expect to take more than seven games from Rybakina.
The second bet is total under 19.5 games for 1.92
Bet on the first set
In four of Sakkari last five matches, the first set has not seen more than nine games. We expect Rybakina to confidently assert her advantage today.
Forecast - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.61
