LiontipsEmerson Jones vs Daria Kasatkina. Prediction and bets on the WTA match Adelaide
Command Analysis
Current form
The Australian tennis player started the new season last week in Canberra and did not show anything special at that competition, losing in the first round to Jacquemot (2-6, 3-6). In Adelaide, she had a tough opponent in China, Wang Xin Yu, at the start. Bookmakers offered odds of over 5.00 for Jones to win that match, but she managed to play one of her best matches in her career and won with a score of 6-4, 6-0.
Professional qualities
Jones' game lacks any truly significant qualities. It is clearly too early to say that she is ready to demonstrate her best tennis from match to match.
Current indicators in the tour
Jones is ranked a modest 371st in the world and has never climbed higher than that. She played infrequently last year, in less prestigious tournaments. On open hard courts, she had 14 wins and eight losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Jones has not exchanged winning sets with her opponents in her last six matches
- In three consecutive matches involving the Australian tennis player, no more than nine games were played in the second set
Current form
Kasatkina did not show her best tennis in Brisbane last week. In that competition, Daria beat Stearns with great difficulty at the start (7-6, 4-6, 7-5), after which she lost to Polina Kudermetova in three sets (6-1, 2-6, 5-7). In Adelaide, she needs to defend the points from last year's final, and Daria took the first step on this path more than confidently, beating local tennis player Gadecki in two sets (6-2, 6-3).
Professional qualities
Darya relies on long rallies in her game, and she has difficult-to-handle spin shots in her arsenal. Plus, she is distinguished by her endurance, always ready to withstand long rallies, forcing her opponents to make mistakes. Undoubtedly, Kasatkina's weak point is her serve.
Current indicators in the tour
Kasatkina is in the top 10 best tennis players in the world, currently ranked ninth. Last season, she had 24 wins and 16 losses on open hard courts.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of her three matches since the start of the year, Kasatkina has played three sets
- No more than nine games were played in the first set in Kasatkina's two previous matches
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
Jones' last six matches have featured the minimum number of sets
1.32Rate Set Result: 2>1
This is the scenario that unfolded in Kasatkina's last two matches.
2.21Tip and bets
Jones made a big splash in the first round, beating Wang Xin Yu, but the Chinese player couldn't show anything there. Kasatkina is motivated in Adelaide by defending the points from last year's final, and knows how to tactically adapt to any opponent. In order to beat Daria on the back line, the Australian tennis player will have to take risks, which will inevitably lead to unforced errors. We think the Russian will have no problems today.
Our prediction is Kasatkina's victory with a handicap of (-5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.86
Bet on total
At the start in Adelaide, Kasatkina played with a local tennis player, Gadecki, who gave her only five games in the game. We don't think that Jones will be able to take more games today, after all, the difference in class between the tennis players is quite noticeable.
The second bet is total under 20 games for 1.72
Bet on the first set
In four of Kasatkina's last five matches, the first set did not go to more than nine games. We expect that today Daria will confidently show her advantage over Jones right away.
Betting Tip - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.55
