Ashlyn Krueger - Anastasia Potapova: betting tip for the WTA Madrid match

Current form

Kruger performed well at the last hardball tournament in Miami, where she made it to the 1/8 finals. Next, she successfully moved to the ground in Charleston. As part of that tournament, Ashlyn passed Volynets, and lost in an equal fight to Navarro (6-4, 4-6, 2-6). Ahead is the start in Madrid, where she made her debut a year ago and managed to make it to the third round.

Professional qualities

Ashlyn has a decent technical arsenal, is more inclined to play on the back line, knows how to wait for opponents' mistakes or choose a clear moment for a sharp attack. The American has decent speed, which allows her to get difficult balls on the back line.

Current indicators in the tour

Kruger has a very good record for the season, with 16 wins and 10 losses. At the moment, she holds a high for herself 35th place in the world ranking. It should be noted that only twice since the beginning of the season Ashlyn failed to overcome the barrier of the first round.

Interesting facts for betting

• In two of the last three matches involving Kruger, tie-breaks were played.
• In three of the four previous matches of the American, more than nine games were played in the second game.

Current form

Potapova went to ground last week in Stuttgart. In the first round of that tournament, she defeated Towson's resistance in a hard fight (2-6, 7-6, 6-3). The Russian tennis player did not attend the second round match against Sobolenko, citing health problems. Note that in Madrid, she needs to defend the points from last year's second round.

Professional qualities

Anastasia plays in an attacking manner, does not like to defend herself for a long time and stubbornly, hoping for mistakes from her rivals. Such tennis in her performance is effective on fast surfaces. It is no coincidence that this year she won the title of the tournament in the Romanian Cluj-Napoca Hall.

Current indicators in the tour

Potapova is currently ranked 39th in the world, and her best career result is 21st. In total, Anastasia played 19 matches in the round this year, in which she scored 13 victories.

Interesting facts for betting

• Potapova had played three sets in three of the previous four matches.
• Tie-breaks were played in three of Anastasia's last four matches.