Jacqueline Christian - Yulia Putintseva: betting tip for the WTA Rome match

Jacqueline Christian will play Yulia Putintseva in the second round of the Rome tournament on May 8. The representative of Kazakhstan won in the only face-to-face meeting, but now she is clearly far from her optimal form. Will the Romanian be able to even the score in face-to-face confrontations? We recommend that you review our betting tip and choose reliable bets

Command Analysis

Jaqueline Cristian

Current form
Christian did not achieve much success immediately after switching to the ground: Rouen completed one lap, and lost to Kartal at the start in Madrid (2-6, 5-7). Nevertheless, in Rome, Jacqueline defeated Parks very confidently in the first round (6-2, 6-0) and came closer to defending her last year's result on local courts when she made it to the third round.
Professional qualities
The Romanian plays power tennis, relying on a powerful first serve and tight punches with both hands. This kind of tennis is not very effective on clay, but it allows Christian to achieve good results from time to time.
Current indicators in the tour
Christian has never risen above 57th place in the world ranking, and we have a strong average man in the top hundred. At the moment, the Romanian tennis player is in 74th position, has won 14 matches this year and suffered nine defeats.
Interesting facts for betting
- The minimum number of sets was played in five consecutive matches with the Romanian player.
- In Christian's previous three fights, he had not played more than nine games in the first set.

Yulia Putintseva

Current form
Back in January, at the Australian Open, Putintseva managed to make it to the third round. After that, she never went more than one round anywhere. The transition to the ground did not have a positive effect. In Charleston, Julia completed only one lap, and in Madrid, she lost at the start to far from the strongest Masarova (3-6, 3-6). On the courts in Rome, the representative of Kazakhstan needs to defend her points for reaching the third round last year.
Professional qualities
Yulia relies on stable actions on the back line in her game, she likes to increase the tempo when exchanging punches, and has a good technique. At the same time, emotions often prevent her from showing her full potential.
Current indicators in the tour
Putintseva's interim results for the season are weak: ten wins and the same number of defeats. She still holds a high 29th position in the rating, but obviously if she doesn't improve, she will fall seriously.
Interesting facts for betting
- In five consecutive matches, Putintseva played in two sets.
- In Yulia's three previous matches, she did not play more than nine games in the second game.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
This bet was played in the last five matches of Putintseva and Christian
1.46Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
In three of Christian's last five fights, events on the court have developed according to this scenario.
2.24Tip and bets
Putintseva has been on the decline for a long time, she didn't show anything anywhere after the January tournaments in Australia, and she couldn't cope with Masarova at the start in Madrid. It raises questions that Julia, in her far from optimal form, is receiving the status of a favorite from bookmakers today. Christian is able to work reliably on her serve and at least keep a positive head start in games.
Our prediction is that Christian will win with a handicap of (+3) games with a coefficient of 1.85
Bet on the total
During the last five matches in the tour, neither Putintseva nor Christian exchanged sets with their rivals. Based on these statistics, we recommend a total lower betting tip.
The second bet is a total of less than 21 games for 1.97
Bet on the first set
In three consecutive matches with Christian, no more than nine games were played in the first set. We don't think that the opening game will be too dense today.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.67