Sasnovich vs Gauff: prediction for the WTA Dubai match

On February 21, Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Cori Gauff will close out the game day in Dubai tournament. Will Belarusian player put up a surprise? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Aliaksandra Sasnovich is going through a rough start of the season. Belarusian player won only three matches so far, losing five. She was unable to get past the second round in any of recent tournaments.
Aliaksandra had a difficult start of Dubai tournament. She managed to beat Masarova, but only in three sets (2:6, 6:4, 6:4). Aliaksandra Sasnovich looked inconsistent at her serve, letting the opponent to make six breaks.

Cori Gauff

Cori Gauff participated only in three tournaments since the start of the season. She achieved the best result in Oakland, where she won the title. American player also reached the round of 16 at Australian Open, but was stopped by Jelena Ostapenko (5:7, 3:6).
World No. 6 player got eliminated from the second round of Doha tournament by Veronika Kudermetova (2:6, 6:3, 1:6) last week. Gauff is starting the Dubai competition straight from the second round. She achieved her best result here in 2021, where she reached the quarter-final.
Trends
Ставка Sets performance: 2>1
This bet played in three of five latest matches of Gauff

Ставка 2nd set: total over 9.5
This bet played in four of five latest matches of Sasnovich

Tip and bets
Sasnovich is unsuccessful at the start of the season. Belarusian player is usually weak and unsuccessful at her serve. It will be tough to compete against Gauff, who is always trying to dominate. We are not expecting a sensation here.
Our prediction - Gauff to win with a handicap of (-4.5) games
Gauff secured nine victories in 2023. American player secured all victories in straight sets. Without a powerful serve it will be tough for Sasnovich to win more than six games.
Our second bet is on total under 20 games