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Towson – Svitolina: forecast for the WTA Dubai match
Clara Towson will face Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Dubai tournament on February 18. The Dane won the only face-to-face meeting in a hard-fought three-set match. Will Elina be able to take revenge today? – the answer is in our expert's forecast. Which reliable match bets should I choose?
Command Analysis
Clara Tauson
DenmarkCurrent form
Towson made a strong start to the season, immediately won the title in Auckland in January, played in the third round of the Australian Open, where she lost in a hard fight to Sobolenko (6-7, 4-6). Then there was her semi-final at the Linz Gym. However, last week she was unable to finish her opening match in Doha against Mertens due to injury. Nevertheless, in Dubai, the Dane defeated Shramkova in two sets in the first round (7-6, 6-0). As you can see, the fight in that meeting was only in the first set.
Professional qualities
Klara plays fairly straightforwardly, relying on powerful flat punches from both hands and a decent first serve by the standards of women's tennis. At the same time, she is not impressive at the reception, and often excessive risk leads to mistakes.
Current indicators in the tour
This year, Towson played 14 matches in the tour, in which she won 11 and suffered three defeats. Such results allow her to currently occupy 38th place in the ranking, while the best achievement in her career is 33rd place.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the last seven matches, Towson has not exchanged winning sets with her rivals.
- In three of Clara's previous five matches, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Elina Svitolina
UkraineCurrent form
Svitolina started this year at the Australian Open and immediately made the quarterfinals. In the future, Elina did not achieve such success, she never made it past the second round. At the start in Dubai, she defeated Kalinskaya with a score of 6-1, 6-2. It should be noted that she needs to defend points on local courts for reaching the 1/8 finals last year.
Professional qualities
Elina is strong with her play on the back line, can keep the ball in play for a long time without any problems, is distinguished by her endurance, and knows how to choose moments for sharp attacks. She has a great technique and a great ball feel, but she doesn't have much stability on her serve.
Current indicators in the tour
In 2025, Svitolina played nine matches on the tour, in which she won six and suffered three defeats. At the moment, she is ranked 24th in the world ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- Svitolina has scored four of the six wins since the beginning of the year with an accurate score of 2-0 in sets.
- In the three previous matches with Svitolina, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
The bet was played in a single face-to-face meeting
2.44Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
This is how events unfolded in Svitolina's three previous fights.
2.21Tip and bets
Towson has been impressive with her performance and results since the start of the season, but she is unlikely to make it to the third round today. Nevertheless, Svitolina has not only experience on her side, but also the ability to tactically correctly adjust to her opponent. Clara doesn't demonstrate anything outstanding on the court, she plays straightforwardly, and if the first serve doesn't work, she often fails. We think Elina will win this meeting in a difficult fight.
Our forecast is that Svitolina will win with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on the total
Due to Towson's good serve, she is able to resist and the match is unlikely to end quickly. Plus, in the only face-to-face meeting, the tennis players played three sets.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.81
Bet on the first set
It should be noted that in four of Svitolina's last five matches, more than nine games were not played in the first set. We expect that today the most intense struggle will unfold in the second game.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.74
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