Garcia vs Keys: prediction for the WTA Dubai match

Caroline Garcia lost three of four head-to-head matches against Madison Keys. Who will win the second round match of Dubai tournament on February 21? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia is having a solid 2023 season. French player reached the round of 16 at Australian Open. She also reached the final of a home Lyon tournament.
Last week, Garcia participated in Doha competition. In the first round French player just barely beat Karolina Muchova (6:7, 7:5, 6:4). After that, Frenchwoman suffered a defeat to Maria Sakkari in three sets (2:6, 7:6, 6:7). Garcia achieved her best result at Dubai in 2016, when she reached the semi-final.

Madison Keys

Madison Keys also had a great start of the year. American player helped her team to win the United Cup, winning five matches. After that, Keys reached the third round at Australian Open.
Last week, Keys suffered a defeat to Ostapenko (5:7, 2:6) at the start of Doha tournament. Madison started the Dubai competition with a crushing victory over Jasmine Paolini (6:1, 6:1).
Trends
Ставка Tiebreak: yes
This bet played in three latest matches of Garcia

Ставка 2nd set: total under 9,5
This bet played in ten latest matches of Keyes

Tip and bets
Keys is 3-1 ahead on head-to-head matches. We are expecting a victory from the French player today. After the Australian Open, Garcia started to play much better. Madison was never successful in Dubai, so we think that the favourite will get a victory today.
Our prediction - Garcia to win
We should take a look at history of head-to-head matches, choosing a bet on the total. All fixtures ended in straight sets and we are expecting the same result today.
Our second bet is on total under 23 games