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Sasnovich vs. Zakharova: WTA Linz Match Prediction
In Linz, Alexandra Sasnovich and Anastasia Zakharova successfully passed the qualification and will have a face-to-face match in the first round of the main draw on January 28. How will events develop on the court today and what bets should you choose? - the answer is in our expert's betting tip
Command Analysis
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BelarusCurrent form
Sasnovich start of the season was unsuccessful - only one victory in two tournaments in Australia. In Melbourne, Alexandra lost to Wei, who was far from the strongest, in the first round of the qualification (5-7, 6-4, 3-6). Nevertheless, the transition to the indoor tennis in Linz had a positive effect on the Belarusian tennis player game. In the qualification, she overcame the resistance of Bondar (6-3, 6-3) and Seidel (7-5, 4-6, 6-4).
Professional qualities
Sosnovich relies on combination tennis in her game, tries to work reliably on the back line, forcing her opponents to make mistakes. Alexandra has a rich technical arsenal, and her reliable backhand deserves special mention. At the same time, serving has never been her strong point.
Current indicators in the tour
At the moment, Sasnovich occupies a modest 149th place in the world ranking. Her best result in her career is 29th place. Since the beginning of the year, the representative of Belarus has played five matches on the tour, in which she won three.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of the last three matches, Sosnovich played three sets
- More than nine games were played in three of the Belarusian tennis player five previous matches
Anastasia Zakharova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Zakharova, like her upcoming opponent, had only one win in three matches at the start of the season in Australia. In Linz, Anastasia is playing for the first time in her career, and at the start, she had little-known Ostereicher as her opponent, with whom she had difficulties (6-3, 7-6). In the decisive qualifying match against the experienced Minnen, the Russian played too inconsistently, but still won in two sets (6-0, 7-6).
Professional qualities
Anastasia tries to play at a high tempo, going on the attack at the first opportunity. At the same time, she lacks stability, you can often see significant changes during a single match.
Current indicators in the tour
Zakharova is ranked 139th in the world and has not been able to debut in the top 100. Her best achievement in her career is 106th place. This year, Anastasia has three wins and two losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Zakharova played tie-breaks in two qualifying matches in Linz
- In the three previous matches, Anastasia played more than nine games in the second set.
Trends
Total over 2.5 sets bet
In two of Sosnovich last three matches, three sets were played.
2.40Match Tie-Break Bet – Yes
Tie-breaks were played in Zakharova last two matches
3.70Tip and bets
Both tennis players managed to adapt to the local hall, although they did not show a stable game in the qualification. We think that an important factor today will be experience and the ability to play tactically correctly, to use the opponent mistakes to their advantage. In this regard, Sosnovich has a clear advantage.
Our prediction is a victory for Sosnovich with odds of 1.67
Bet on total
Sosnovich and Zakharova are not distinguished by any stability, it is unlikely that the face-to-face match will end quickly. Moreover, in Linz Anastasia managed to play two tie-breaks, and Alexandra played three sets in the previous match.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.84
Bet on the second set
In three previous matches involving Zakharova, more than nine games were played in the second set. It is highly likely that today this section of the game will be a close fight as well.
Betting Tip - total games in the second set over 9.5 with odds of 2.18
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