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Shventek – Kostyuk: betting tip for the WTA Cincinnati match
Iga Swiatek is playing in Cincinnati amid a scandal over hackers breaking into the Polish Anti-Doping Agency databases and leaking information that Iga had been caught doping. In the third round on August 16, the world number one will play against Marta Kostyuk. Will the favorite have problems again? We recommend that you read our betting tip and choose the best bets
Command Analysis
Iga Swiatek
PolandCurrent form
Šwiętek is performing in Cincinnati against a less than favorable psychological backdrop. First, he failed to win gold at the Olympics. Second, hackers broke into the Polish Anti-Doping Agency website and posted information that Šwiętek and Lewandowski had been caught using doping.
Perhaps it is due to such unpleasant events that Iga frankly failed in the second set in the opening match against Gracheva. She was leading 5-2, failed to convert four match points and lost the set in the tie-break. However, in the decisive set, Šwiętek pulled herself together and left Varvara no chance (6-0, 6-7, 6-2).
Professional qualities
Šwiętek is distinguished, first of all, by a powerful forehand, and has a solid serve in her arsenal, which, however, is not always effective. Nevertheless, in the match against Gracheva she managed to perform seven aces.
Current indicators in the tour
In the match with Gracheva, the world's number one tennis player won her 28th victory of the season in the WTA -1000 category tournaments. There is not much left to beat Serena Williams' record of 2013, when she won 37 matches in the "thousand-dollar" tournaments. It should be noted that on open hard courts, Iga has won tournaments in Doha and Indian Wells since the beginning of the year. However, in her entire career in Cincinnati, she has never managed to win a trophy.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of her last four matches, Swiatek gave up sets to her opponents.
- In the four previous matches of the Polish tennis player, no more than eight games were played in the opening set
Marta Kostyuk
UkraineCurrent form
Kostyuk was in a slump for a long time and did not show any particular achievements on the tour. However, she overcame this game crisis, made it to the quarterfinals at the Olympics, made it to the 1/8 finals in Toronto, and we see the same result in Cincinnati. The most difficult match for her was the opening match against Mertens, where three sets were played (6-4, 2-6, 6-4). In the second round, with an exact score of 2-0 in sets, she managed to defeat Sun (6-3, 7-5).
Professional qualities
Kostyuk is distinguished by her desire to play aggressively, to dictate her terms on the court. If earlier such courage often led to failures, now Marta has noticeably improved her stability on the back line, which in many ways has been the key to her progress.
Current indicators in the tour
The season is going well for Marta: 29 wins and 15 losses since the beginning of the year. On hard, she feels comfortable – she won 19 matches, suffering only seven losses. Kostyuk has already been in the top 20, is currently ranked 21st in the world rankings, but will clearly improve her position. It should be noted that Marta knows how to tune in to matches against famous opponents, she has positive statistics this year in matches against representatives of the top 10: five wins and four losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of Kostyuk's last three matches, more than nine games were played in the first set.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2=1
This scenario was how events unfolded in two of Kostyuk's four previous matches.
4.00Bet 2nd set: total over 9.5 games
This bet was successful in two of the Polish tennis player's last three matches
2.95Tip and bets
The match against Gracheva demonstrated that Swiatek is currently not in the most optimal psychological state against the backdrop of events in the press related to possible doping use. Kostyuk has clearly reached her peak form, matches against top opponents are always special for her, it is no coincidence that she has won five out of nine fights against top-10 representatives this year. We recommend a betting tip for the bookmakers' underdog in this pair.
Our prediction is Kostyuk's victory with a handicap of (+7) games at odds of 1.60
Bet on total
In the opening match in Cincinnati, Šwiętek played 27 games with Gracheva. Today, we expect in the betting tip that the underdog will impose a fight on the world's number one racket and, accordingly, we recommend betting on the total over.
The second bet is total over 18 games for 1.88
Bet on the second set
In two of the last three matches, Swiatek had problems in the second set, where more than nine games were played. It is highly likely that today this game segment will be “high” in terms of total.
Betting Tip - total games in the second set over 9.5 with odds of 2.95
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