Putintseva - Kostyuk: forecast for the Olympic match
In one of the most interesting matches of the first round of the Olympic Games on July 27, Yulia Putintseva will play against Marta Kostyuk. Which of the tennis players will advance to the second round? – the answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Yulia Putintseva

Putintseva has gained impressive momentum during the season and is currently ranked 30th in the world. The representative of Kazakhstan demonstrated her best result on grass in Birmingham, where she won the title. On clay, Yulia has nine wins and only four losses since the beginning of the year, with a quarterfinal in Madrid. The tennis player has not played anywhere on tour since Wimbledon.

Marta Kostyuk

Kostyuk made her mark in the final in Stuttgart back in April, then she slowed down noticeably and had no success for a long time. Only at Wimbledon did she manage to demonstrate a more or less acceptable result, making it to the third round. On clay, Marta won five matches and lost four during the season. Like her upcoming opponent, she has not appeared on the court in any official matches since Wimbledon.
Trends
Match Tie-Break Bet – Yes
Two of Kostyuk's previous four matches involved tiebreaks
3.50Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in three of Putintseva's five previous matches.
2.21Tip and bets
Since February, Putintseva has played in nine tournaments on different surfaces and has always made it through at least one round. On clay, Yulia has been performing significantly better than Kostyuk, who has actually only had one successful tournament in Stuttgart. We believe that at the moment, the representative of Kazakhstan is superior to Marta in all game parameters and is capable of winning today.
Our prediction is Putintseva's victory with odds of 1.70 in BC Pari
Bet on total
At stake is a place in the second round of the Olympics and it is unlikely that any of the tennis players will leave the court without a fight. Moreover, Putintseva exchanged winning sets in two of the three previous matches, and Kostyuk played tie-breaks in two of the last four matches.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.82 on the Zenit BC line
Bet on the first set
Three of Kostyuk's four previous matches have seen more than nine games played in the opening set. We expect a tough fight for the initiative to start today.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.21