Ostapenko vs Raducanu: prediction for the WTA Seoul match

South Korea

Jelena Ostapenko

Latvia

Korea Open

centre-court

23 September 23:30 UTC

Emma Raducanu

Great Britain

On September 24, Jelena Ostapenko will face Emma Raducanu in the semi-final of Seoul tournament. Who will prevail in the upcoming match? The answer is in our prediction.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Emma Raducanu Prediction and Betting Tips (24.09.2022)

Command Analysis

Jelena Ostapenko

Latvia

After the final of grass tournament in Eastbourne, Jelena Ostapenko had a long slump and was unable to achieve positive results. Latvian player finally managed to put up a good run of performances at Seoul, reaching the semifinals.

Ostapenko was close to elimination in the first round, she beat the local player, Jeong Bo-young, by the narrowest possible margin (6:4, 3:6, 7:6). In the second round Jelena had another closely contested match. This time she managed to beat Anastasia Gasanova (6:3, 5:7, 7:5). Only in the quarter-final World No. 19 player managed to secure a confident victory, beating Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (6:2, 6:1).

Emma Raducanu

Great Britain

Raducanu reached the semi-final of WTA tournament for the first time in a season. Before the start of Seoul competition, she got eliminated in the quarterfinals at Stuttgart and at Washington.

Emma didn't lose a single set in first three rounds of Seoul tournament. Her opponents were not so strong though - Uchijima, Wickmayer and Linette.

Trends

СтавкаTotal over 2,5 sets

In three of five latest matches of Ostapenko three sets were played

2.45

СтавкаSets performance: 2>1

In three of five latest matches of Raducanu more games were played in the second set than in the first one

2.21

Tip and bets

1.94Ostapenko to win

There is no clear favourite in the upcoming semi-final match. In our opinion, Ostapenko has more chances for a victory here. Latvian player got off to a rough start of the tournament, but gained momentum after two three-set victories. We don't think that Raducanu will stop Jelena.

Our prediction - Ostapenko to win the match

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1.86total over 21

Choosing a bet on the total, we should look up the history of Ostapenko's recent matches. In three of five latest encounters she played three sets. Jelena is not consistent enough to secure a victory in straight sets.

Our second bet is on total over 21 games

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