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Kasatkina vs Rybakina: prediction for the WTA San Jose match
On August 2, Daria Kasatkina will play against Elena Rybakina in the first round of San Jose tournament. Who will prevail in this match? The answer is in our prediction.
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Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaDaria Kasatkina is enjoying one of the best seasons in her career, she is currently at the 12th spot in the world rankings. Russian player didn't win a single title in 2022, but she also avoided any serious failures. Kasatkina was especially successful on clay tournaments - she reached semifinals at Rome and at Roland Garros.
Daria is facing a tough challenge at the San Jose tournament - she is defending ranking points for reaching the final in the previous season. Last year, Kasatkina managed to beat Garcia, Linette and Mertens, but suffered a defeat to Collins in the final (3:6, 7:6, 1:6).
Elena Rybakina
KazakhstanElena Rybakina became an unexpected champion of the Wimbledon tournament. After that huge success Kazakhstan representative didn't play for a while.
Elena is familiar with San Jose courts. One year ago, she reached the quarter-final here. Just like Kasatkina, Rybakina was eliminated by Collins (6:7, 6:7). Rybakina has a solid record in 2022 - nine victories and five defeats.
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СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
This bet played in both head-to-head matches
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In four of five latest matches of Kasatkina less than ten games were played in the first set
Tip and bets
Opponents are familiar with each other, they exchanged victories in two head-to-head matches. In the most recent match Elena took the victory on hard surface. We believe that Rybakina will extend her winning streak.
Our prediction - Rybakina to win the match
Most of latest Rybakina's matches were extremely contested. After such a long pause Elena is unlikely to put up a groundbreaking performance.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games
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