Kontaveit vs Potapova: prediction for the WTA Hamburg match
In the only head-to-head match Anett Kontaveit managed to beat Anastasia Potapova in three sets. Will Russian player be able to put up a fight in the semi-final of Hamburg tournament on July 22? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Anett Kontaveit

On February, Anett Kontaveit reached the final of Doha tournament. Since then, Estonian player was unable to get past the quarter-final in any WTA competition.
Anett had a difficult first round match against Irina Bara (6:3, 7:6). In the second round Kontaveitrecorded a victory over Peterson (6:3, 6:2). Quarter-final match turned out to be even easier for the Estonian player, because her opponent, Petkovic, retired in the second set.

Anastasia Potapova

Anastasia Potapova has already won one trophy in 2022. On April, she won a title at clay tournament in Istanbul. Last week, Russian player reached the semi-final of Lausanne tournament, so she is surely in a great form now.
Potapova won all of her matches at Hamburg in straight sets. Victories over Gracheva (7:5, 6:3) and Carle (6:1, 6:4) were not so surprising. But a 6:1, 6:3 victory over Krejcikova in the quarter-final surely proves that Anastasia means business here in Hamburg.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
This bet played in two of three Potapova's latest matches

Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In each of three latest matches of Kontaveit in Hamburg no more than nine games were played in the first set

Tip and bets
Kontaveit and Potapova reached the semifinals without any problems. We shouldn't underestimate the Russian player in predictions, she is at her peak now, achieving fantastic results on a second consecutive tournament. A victory over Krejcikova in the previous round surely boosted her confidence. We think that Russian player is underrated by bookmakers.
Our prediction - Potapova to win with a handicap of (+5) games
The only head-to-head match was extremely contested and ended with a victory in three sets for Kontaveit. We are expecting another long match in today's semi-final.
Our second bet is on total over 20 games