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Kasatkina vs Alexandrova: prediction for the WTA Berlin match
On June 15, Daria Kasatkina and Ekaterina Alexandrova will face each other in the second round of Berlin tournament. Will Daria be able to put an end to Alexandrova's winning streak? The answer is in our prediction.
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Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaDaria Kasatkina performed well during the clay part of the season. She reached semifinals at Rome and at Roland Garros. World No. 12 player was not rushing her transition to the grass. At the start of the Berlin tournament she played her first match of the season on that surface.
Daria faced Anhelina Kalinina in that match. Russian player needed some time to adapt for the surface, but she eventually found her game. Kasatkina secured a victory in three sets (5:7, 6:3, 6:1). Kasatkina was fantastic on the receive, winning 50% of points. Though, it is worth noting that her opponent struggled with a leg injury.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Russian FederationEkaterina Alexandrova put up a great performance on clay, just like her today's opponent. Ekaterina reached semifinals at Charleston and Madrid. However, Russia player got eliminated from Roland Garros at the second round, losing to Irina-Camelia Begu.
Last week, Alexandrova put up a great start to the grass part of the season, winning the title at Hertogenbosch. There were concerns about her performance at Berlin. However, in the first round she beat Maryna Zanevska (6:3, 6:4). Russian player put up a fantastic performance at her serve, she didn't let her opponent to have a single break-point.
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Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
This bet played in each of two head-to-head matches
СтавкаSets performance: 1>2
Both head-to-head matches went by that scenario
Tip and bets
Opponents had two head-to-head matches and exchanged victories. Alexandrova is more confident on the grass, she is curretly on a six-game winning streak. But Ekaterina is probably exhausted, so Daria should be able to create problems to her opponent. Kasatkina has only played one match in Berlin and got some match practice.
We think that opponents are evenly-matched, but we offer to place a bet on Daria.
Our prediction - Kasatkina to win the match
Opponents played three sets in the previous head-to-head match. We are expecting another long match between two Russian players.
Our second bet is on total over 20.5 games
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