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Schneider vs. Badosa: WTA Ningbo Match Prediction
At the start of the tennis tournament in Ningbo on October 14, Diana Schneider will have to play against a tough opponent, Paula Badosa. This year, the tennis players have met four times and won two victories each. How will the next game end and what exact bets to choose? - you can find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Diana Shnaider
Russian FederationCurrent form
Schneider had a good first Asian tournament in Seoul, where she managed to get to the semifinals. However, Diana did not fully live up to expectations: in Beijing, she lost to Frech in the third round, and in Wuhan, she did not cope with Fernandez in the second round. The Russian tennis player has a start in Ningbo ahead, where she will have to defend her points for last year final. Let us recall that a year ago, on local courts, Schneider lost to Ons Jabeur in the decisive match (2-6, 1-6).
Professional qualities
Diana tries to play attacking tennis, always ready to hit a powerful shot under the back line. The Russian has a left-handed serve that is difficult to receive. At the same time, we note that she feels comfortable on the back line, she has excellent footwork, which allows her to get difficult balls.
Current indicators in the tour
Schneider is having the best season of her career, currently ranked 16th in the world. The tennis player has excellent statistics on all types of surfaces, which emphasizes her versatility. On hard, Schneider won 25 of 38 matches.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the last four head-to-head matches, Schneider has won in the first set.
- Two of Schneider previous four matches have gone to tiebreaks
Paula Badosa
SpainCurrent form
Badosa played in Asia only in one tournament. In Beijing, the Spanish tennis player managed to get to the semifinals, where she lost to Cori Gauff in three sets (6-4, 4-6, 2-6). In general, Paula has been having a strong second half of the season. Let us recall that starting in August, she won the title in Washington, played in the semifinals in Cincinnati and in the quarterfinals of the US Open. Badosa will play in Ningbo for the first time in her career.
Professional qualities
Paula tries to keep a high tempo in the rallies when exchanging blows, forcing her opponents to make mistakes. A good first serve brings her many easy points.
Current indicators in the tour
In the first half of the season, the Spanish tennis player did not show stable results, the consequences of injuries were felt. However, in the second half, she picked up speed and at the moment we see her with 34 wins and 17 losses. The 15th racket of the world achieved the greatest success on hard - 23 wins in 33 matches played.
Interesting facts for betting
- Only one of Badosa previous seven matches saw the maximum number of sets played
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
The tennis players played three sets in only one of their five head-to-head encounters.
1.41Match Tie-Break Bet – Yes
The bet played in two of Schneider four previous matches, as well as in the last personal meeting
3.75Tip and bets
Tournament fate has brought Schneider and Badosa together four times this year, with the tennis players winning twice each. Bookmakers in Ningbo do not believe in Diana, they are listing her as an obvious underdog, it is unlikely that she is ready to leave the court without a fight, especially since on local courts it is necessary to defend the points for last year semi-final. Taking into account the odds, we recommend a forecast for the Russian.
Our prediction is a victory for Schneider with a handicap of (+4) games with a coefficient of 1.87
Bet on total
The last two head-to-head matches were tightly contested and more than 21 games were played. We don't think that today we should expect a confident victory by one of the tennis players.
The second bet is total over 20 games for 1.71
Bet on the second set
Note that in the last four head-to-head matches, more than nine games were played in the second set. It is highly likely that this is the section of the game where the most intense battle will unfold today.
Forecast - total games in the second set over 9.5 with odds of 2.21
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