Putintseva vs Gauff: will Yulia take the win?
In the first round of Rome tournament Yulia Putintseva will play against Cori Gauff on May 10. We offer you our prediction for the outcome of this encounter.

Command Analysis

Yulia Putintseva

In year 2021 Yulia Putintseva had three successful tournaments. In the beginning of the year she reached the round of 16 at Abu-Dhabi tournament. Then she reached the third round at Australian Open. Kazakh player also reached the quarter-final on clay tournament at Charleston.
After a performance in America Putintseva participated only in one tournament, at Madrid. At the Spain capital Yulia was beaten in the first round by Johanna Konta (4:6, 2:6).

Cori Gauff

17-year old Cori Gauff also had three successful tournaments this season. She reached the semi-finals at Adelaide and also reached the quarter-finals at Dubai and at Charleston.
In the previous week Gauf lost to Karolina Pliskova in the first round (7:5, 3:6, 2:6). Throughout the season, young American player just couldn't gain stability in her performances. She can record a sensional win over a higher-ranked opponent, but then can lose as a bookmakers' favourite.
Trends
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In 12 out of 22 Gauff's matches in this season three sets were played

СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
Only in one out of last ten Gauff's matches there were more than nine games played in the second set

Tip and bets
Putintseva and Gauf are unstable players, but both have potential to beat any player. They both had a terrible start at Madrid tournament, so they will try to break the string of losses here, at Rome. In our opinion, bookmakers are overestimating an unpredictable American and we offer to place a bet on underrated Kazakh player.
Our prediction - Putintseva to win.
More than a half of Cori Gauff matches this season ended in three sets. Putintseva also lacks stability. In our prediction we expect a long match between them.
Second bet is on total over 20 games