Polina Kudermetova vs. Bulgaru: WTA Montreux Match Betting Tip
Polina Kudermetova overcame the opening round in Montreux with great difficulty, beating the Frenchwoman Paquet only in the decisive tie-break in the third set. In the second round, the Russian tennis player will face Miriam Bulgaru on September 5. Will Polina be able to confirm her status as the favorite given to her by bookmakers today? What bets should you choose for the match?

Command Analysis

Polina Kudermetova

Current form
Polina was in good shape for the start in Montreux. The day before, Kudermetova had distinguished herself in the final of a less prestigious tournament in Oldenzaal, Holland. In the first round, she had a tough opponent, Chloe Paquet. The match lasted two days. In the end, in three sets, only in the decisive tie-break did the Russian tennis player snatch victory (6-4, 2-6, 7-6).
Professional qualities
Kudermetova works well on the back line, she has a good technique in her arsenal. However, Polina's serve often lets her down, she looks especially unconvincing on the second serve. Thus, with Paquet, one could see eight double faults at once.
Current indicators in the tour
Polina most often plays in not the most prestigious tournaments, she has not managed to debut in the top 100, today she occupies only 169th place in the world ranking. During the season, she plays mostly on clay, where she has 19 wins and 12 losses in her statistics.
Interesting facts for betting
- Kudermetova played four tie-breaks in her last three matches

Miriam Bulgaru

Current form
Bulgaru tried her hand at the US Open qualification, but she did not succeed – she lost in the first qualifying round to Konjuh (2-6, 4-6). After that failure and before the start in Montreux, the Romanian tennis player did not play anywhere. In the first round, she played a match against a similar opponent in class Rosatello and won with a score of 6-3, 6-3. In terms of play, Miriam has a high rate of points scored on the first serve – 67%.
Professional qualities
One positive aspect of Bulgaru's game is her decent first serve for her level. However, the Romanian does not demonstrate a stable game on the back line, and often takes risks on the return, which leads to constant mistakes.
Current indicators in the tour
Bulgaru is currently ranked 183rd in the world, the best position in the 25-year-old Romanian's career. Her preferred surface is clay, where she has won 17 matches and lost 16 so far this season.
Interesting facts for betting
- In her last four matches on the tour, Bulgaru has not exchanged winning sets with her opponents.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
This scenario has played out in four of Kudermetova's last five matches.
2.25Bet 1st set: total under 9.5 games
This bet has been successful in the Romanian tennis player's six previous matches
1.71Tip and bets
Kudermetova has obviously gained good form now, she has been playing on clay for the second week in a row, and quite successfully, even though the level of her opponents is not the most serious. The victory over the difficult Paquet with her powerful serve showed us that Polina is ready to fight to the end. Bulgar has nothing to oppose the Russian, there are a lot of mistakes in the game, which Polina will take advantage of today.
Our prediction is Polina Kudermetova's victory with odds of 1.68
Bet on total
Too often Kudermetova allows herself to fluctuate during matches, does not serve for sets, which could be seen in her game with Paquet. We believe that the upcoming meeting will be protracted.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.84
Tiebreak bet
It is impossible to ignore the fact that Kudermetova has played four tie-breaks in her last three matches. It is very likely that today one of the sets will also see the maximum number of games played.
Betting Tip - tie-break in the match - yes with odds of 3.50