Naomi Osaka - Paula Badosa: betting tip for the WTA Rome match

Naomi Osaka will play Paula Badosa in one of the matches of the second round of the tournament in Rome on May 8. The Spanish tennis player has not played on the tour since Miami due to injury and has not played a single match on clay yet. At the same time, Osaka is currently on a six-match winning streak and has already adapted to the local courts, beating Errani in the first round. Which bets should I choose for the upcoming game? - the answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Naomi Osaka

Current form
Osaka failed to prove herself in Madrid, losing in the first round to Bronzetti. Next, Naomi, in order to get the necessary playing practice on clay, performed at a not very prestigious tournament in Saint-Malo, where she won the title. At the start in Rome, the Japanese tennis player easily beat Errani (6-2, 6-3) and thus extended her winning streak on clay to six matches.
Professional qualities
Naomi has a strong first serve, has a powerful forehand in her arsenal and is able to work reliably on the back line. Of the weak points in her game, we note not the most confident reception.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Osaka has won 15 matches and suffered six defeats on the tour. At the moment, she is ranked 48th in the ranking. On the courts in Rome, Naomi defends her ranking points for reaching the 1/8 finals last year.
Interesting facts for betting
- In five of the previous nine matches, Osaka played in three sets.
- In three of Osaka's four previous matches, more than nine games were played in the second game.

Paula Badosa

Current form
Badosa played her last match on the tour back in March in Miami. As part of that tournament, the Spanish tennis player reached the 1/8 finals, but withdrew from the competition due to injury and did not compete for more than a month. On the courts in Rome, Paula needs to defend her ranking points for reaching the 1/8 finals last year.
Professional qualities
Paula tries to play at a high tempo, constantly keeping her opponents in suspense with her strong punches with both hands. The Spaniard has a powerful serve in her arsenal, with which she scores a lot of easy points.
Current indicators in the tour
Badosa showed her best result of the season at the Australian Open, where she made it to the semifinals. In other tournaments, she most often overcame one or two rounds and sheathed her racket. Since the beginning of the year, Paula has won 12 fights and suffered seven defeats, which allows her to occupy the tenth place in the ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of the last five matches of Badosa, tie-breaks were played.
- No more than nine games were played in the first set in three of the five previous matches of the Spanish tennis player.
Trends
The Tiebreakbetin the match is yes
Tie-breaks were played in three of the five matches of Badosa.
3.20Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
In the last five matches of Osaka, events on the court developed according to this scenario
2.21Tip and bets
It is difficult to judge in the betting tips what form Badosa is in now, as the Spanish tennis player has not played a single match on clay this season due to injury. At the same time, Osaka played out, won the title in Saint-Malo, got playing practice in Rome and extended the winning streak to six games. We think Naomi will have a better chance of reaching the third round.
Our prediction is that Osaka will win by a factor of 1.54
Bet on the total
Both tennis players have a powerful first serve in their arsenal and are able to take their games confidently enough. Badosa had played tiebreakers in three of the previous five matches. We believe that there is a high probability of a protracted game.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.97
Bet on the first set
In six consecutive matches with Osaka, no more than nine games were played in the first set. We expect that today the tightest fight between Badosa and Osaka will unfold in the second game.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.08