Paula Badosa - Marie Buzkova: prediction for the WTA Strasbourg match

In three head-to-head matches, Paula Badosa invariably beat Marie Buzkova. However, the Spanish tennis player is approaching the game on May 20 in Strasbourg after a long pause in performances due to injury. Will Buzkova be able to take advantage of her opponent's problems today and beat her for the first time in her career? - the answer is in our betting tip. What reliable bets should I choose for the match?

Command Analysis

Paula Badosa

Current form
Badosa has been experiencing back problems for a long time, which is why he cannot fully express himself. She suffered a recurrence of the injury in March in Miami, when she was forced to withdraw from the 1/8 finals match against Elala. As a result, the Spaniard has not played in the tour for almost two months and today she will play her first match on clay. It should be noted that she had never performed in Strasbourg before.
Professional qualities
Paula is a versatile tennis player, she can play number one, she can also work reliably on the back line, hold the ball in the game. Badosa likes to increase the tempo when exchanging punches, thereby forcing her opponents to make mistakes, she has a good forehand in her arsenal, the first serve is powerful and inconvenient to receive.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Badosa has played 19 matches in the tour, in which she won 12 and suffered seven defeats. At the moment, she is the tenth racket of the world.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the previous two matches involving Badosa, tiebreakers were played.
- In three personal meetings, Badosa beat Buzkova.

Marie Bouzkova

Current form
Buzkova played three matches in Strasbourg. The Czech tennis player started in qualifying, where she lost in the decisive match to Dolhide (4-6, 0-6). At the same time, as a lucky loser, the Czech got into the main draw, where in the first round she easily dealt with Cornet, who has not really had any playing practice this season (6-2, 6-1).
Professional qualities
Marie, like many Czech tennis players, is famous for her well-placed hitting technique and rich technical arsenal. There are frankly weak points in her game, but she cannot truly unleash her potential at a distance, as she is often mentally unprepared, and she fails entire sets and matches.
Current indicators in the tour
Throughout the season, Buzkova performs with decent swings, has 13 wins and 10 losses on her account. Marie is currently ranked 50th in the ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- In all three matches in Strasbourg, Buzkova played in two sets.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
In two of the three face-to-face meetings, Badosa and Buzkova did not exchange winning sets.
1.38Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
This is how events unfolded on the court in three of Buzkova's last five matches.
2.25Tip and bets
We believe that in this match it is worth betting on the victory of the underdog. Nevertheless, due to back problems, Badosa did not perform on tour for almost two months, postponed her return more than once, and it is far from the fact that she is fully ready to prove herself. We think Paula just wants to try her hand at business in Strasbourg on the eve of Roland Garros, to see if she's ready to play at all at a decent level. Buzkova played out on the local courts and is quite capable of taking advantage of her opponent's problems.
Our betting tip is Buzkova's victory with a coefficient of 2.75
Bet on the total
We don't think Paula is ready for a protracted battle after her injury. Most likely, a lot of things in this meeting will be decided by the results of the first set.
The second bet is a total of less than 21 games in 1.87
Bet on the second set
In the previous five duels with Buzkova, no more than nine games were played in the second game. We believe that all the main events in this meeting will unfold in the first set, and there will be no special struggle in the second set.
The betting tip is a total of less than 9.5 games in the second set with a coefficient of 1.61