Vondrousova vs Cirstea: prediction for the WTA Saint Petersburg match
In the first round of WTA Saint Petersburg tournament Marketa Vondrousova will play against Sorana Cirstea on February 8. Who is the favourite?

Command Analysis

Marketa Vondrousova

Marketa Vondrousova failed to impress at the start of 2022 year. Czech player managed to advance only past the first round at Adelaide tournament, after that she lost to Konjuh (6:4, 2:6, 6:7). Marketa was eliminated from the Australian Open in the third round by Aryna Sabalenka (6:4, 3:6, 1:6).
Vondrousova participated at Saint Petersburg only once in her career. In 2020, Marketa was eliminated in the first round, she suffered a defeat to Tomljanovic in three sets (6:3, 3:6, 4:6).

Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea performed unsuccessfully at two first Australian tournaments. Romanian player recorded only one victory at Melbourne and at Adelaide. But Sorana managed to reach the fourth round of Australian Open, beating Kvitova and Pavlyuchenkova along the way.
Before the current tournament, Cirstea played at Saint Petersburg only once, in 2018. In the first round she suffered a defeat to Dominika Cibulkova (5:7, 2:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
This bet played in three out of five most recent matches of the Romanian player

СтавкаSets total over 2.5
In three out of five most recent matches of Vondrousova three sets were played

Tip and bets
In our opinion, Marketa Vondrousova is overrated by bookmakers in this match. Czech player failed to impress in Australia, she usually lose concentration during matches. Sorana Cirstea achieved a wonderful result at Australian Open and if she will keep that level of performance she should be able to fight for a victory in the match against Vondrousova. We offer to place a bet on the underdog.
Our prediction - Cirstea to win with a handicap of (+5) games
Since the start of the year Vondrousova played five matches and in three of them a set exchange took place. Two previous matches of Cirstea were also finished in three sets. We think that at least 20 games will be played in this match.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games