Bara vs Errani: will Sara record a victory?
In the first round of Budapest tournament Irina Bara will take on Sara Errani. In the previous week Italian player put up a good performance at Hamburg. Will Sara start another clay tournament with a win? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Irina Bara

Representative of Romanian tennis Irina Bara, just like the most of her compatriots, is playing the majority of her matches on clay. It is her favourite surface. But she is not so successful on WTA level. The highlight of that season is the semi-final of a low-ranked tournament at Bol, Croatia.
Bara is approaching the start of a Budapest tournament after a failure at Hamburg tournament on the previous week. Romanian player was beaten by Kristina Pliskova in the first round (2:6, 6:7).

Sara Errani

For the entire season Sara Errani is trying to climb back into the Top-100. Tournament at Hungary is another step in that direction for her. We should remember that Sara has already won a trophy of that tournament in 2012. Back then, she beat Elena Vesnina in the final (7:5, 6:4).
Errani is approaching the tournament in a good form. On a previous week she performed well at Hamburg. In the main draw of German tournament she beat Fiona Ferro (7:5, 6:3) and Ana Konjuh (7:6, 6:3). After that Sara was beaten by Dayana Yastremska (6:7, 4:6).
Trends
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In three out of last four Errani's matches tiebreaks were played

СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In four out of last five Bara's matches no more than nine games were played in the first set

Tip and bets
Sara Errani already has one victory over Bara on clay at Bogota in 2019. Italian player is currently in a great form, she put up a good performance in Hamburg, where she beat some more famous opponents than the Romanian player. We are expecting a victory from the favourite in this match.
Our prediction - Errani to win
In our predictions for Errani's matches we are mentioning that she lacks a powerful serve to close out games and sets more confidently. That's why she has to play so many tiebreaks and long matches. We offer a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games