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Kasatkina vs. Putintseva: WTA Ningbo Match Forecast
In two face-to-face matches, Darya Kasatkina and Yulia Putintseva exchanged victories, with the representative of Kazakhstan winning this year in Madrid. The next meeting between the tennis players will take place on October 18 as part of the quarterfinals in Ningbo. How will the match go and what bets should you choose? – the answer is in our expert’s forecast
Command Analysis
Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaCurrent form
In Ningbo, Kasatkina started right from the second round with a difficult victory over Katerina Sinyakova (1-6, 6-3, 6-2). Daria did not immediately get into the game, but managed to improve as the match went on. However, it should be noted that during the match she gave up her serve five times and made five double faults. In her usual manner, thanks to excellent actions on the return, she managed to beat an experienced opponent.
Professional qualities
Kasatkina plays with an emphasis on defense, it is very difficult to break her on the back line, everything is fine with the reception too. At the same time, the Russian tennis player acts very unconvincingly on her serve, on the second serve many knock her out of the reception literally immediately.
Current indicators in the tour
Darya is currently ranked 11th. On open hard courts, she has 20 wins and 15 losses. The Russian won her only title this year on grass in Eastbourne.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of the last three matches, Kasatkina played three sets
- In the three previous matches involving Daria, no more than nine games were played in the second set
Yulia Putintseva
KazakhstanCurrent form
Putintseva approached the start in Ningbo after a good performance in Wuhan, where she was able to advance to the third round and even notched a set win against Sabalenka. On local courts, Yulia played two matches, in which she dealt with Dolehide (6-2, 6-0) and Seidel (6-4, 6-4) with class. In the last match, Putintseva served seven aces at once, which is uncharacteristic for her in general, and gave up her serve only twice.
Professional qualities
Like her upcoming opponent, Yulia is more inclined to play on the back line and to long rallies. At the same time, the tennis player is always ready to counterattack, she has excellent movement on the court, and is distinguished by her endurance.
Current indicators in the tour
Putintseva is having a good season, which she can clearly put down as an asset. In June, she won the title on grass in Birmingham, and on outdoor hard courts, she has impressive results: 22 wins and 14 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In Ningbo, Putintseva secured two victories with an exact score of 2-0 in sets
Trends
Bet Total over 2.5 sets
In their last personal meeting, the tennis players played three sets.
2.38Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in three of Kasatkina last five matches.
2.21Tip and bets
We believe that bookmakers deservedly give preference to Putintseva in this pair. At the Asian hard series, Yulia, unlike Daria, demonstrates a more stable game, even managed to take a set from Sabalenka and convincingly passed two rounds in Ningbo. Now it is Putintseva who is able to work more reliably on the back line, which can be the key to success.
Our prediction is Putintseva victory with odds of 1.71
Bet on total
The last time the tennis players played each other this year was on clay in Madrid and they played three sets on the court. Both are not very stable, do not have a reliable serve in their arsenal and we can expect another protracted battle.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.88
Bet on the first set
In three of the five previous matches involving Putintseva, more than nine games were played in the first set. We expect in our forecast that a tight battle for the initiative will unfold at the start of the match.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.24
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