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Azarenka vs Paolini: a confident victory for the favourite?
In the second round of US Open Victoria Azarenka will play against Jasmine Paolini on September 1. Will Belarusian player record a confident victory? The answer is in our prediction.
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Victoria Azarenka
BelarusVictoria Azarenka is extremely motivated for New York tournament. In the previous year Belarusian player reached the final at US Open, so now she needs to defend a big number of points.
Azarenka got a comfortable draw at the start of the tournament. In the first round she recorded an easy victory over Tereza Martincova (6:4, 6:0). Azarenka was unstoppable in the second set. Though, she needed some time to find her game, she lost three consecutive games at the start of the match.
Jasmine Paolini
ItalyJasmine Paolini is currently at 99th position of WTA rankings. Italian player is not so successful on hard surface. In the previous year she won only one match on that surface and suffered eight defeats. Her results improved in this season: she won nine matches and suffered the same number of defeats.
In the first round Paolini got an easy opponent. Jaroslava Shvedova is in a long decline now. Jasmine Paolini recorded a confident victory, as it was expected (6:3, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаFirst set: total under 8.5
In four out of five most recent matches of Azarenka no more than eight games were played in the first set
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
In four out of five most recent matches of Paolini more games were played in the first set than in the second one
Tip and bets
There is a significant difference on class between the players. Azarenka should be able to record a confident victory over Paolini, despite Paolini's powerful serve. We offer a bet on a confident victory for the favourite.
Our prediction - Azarenka to win with a handicap of (-5) games
In the first round Azarenka lost only four games to Martincova. We are not expecting a better performance from Paolini.
Our second bet is on total under 19 games
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