Paquet vs. Bencic: United Cup Match Prediction
In one of the matches of the first United Cup on December 28, Chloe Paquet will meet Belinda Bencic. You can find out how the events will develop on the court today and what reliable bets to choose for the game from our expert forecast. Will the favorite have any difficulties?

Command Analysis

Chloe Paquet

Current form
Paquet is already 30 years old, but she has not been able to secure a place in the top 100. The Frenchwoman can hardly count the past season as an asset, considering that she had a negative statistics of wins and losses (31-34). Chloe held her last tournaments in early November on clay in South America. Then in Santa Cruz she managed to get to the quarterfinals, and in Cali she was eliminated in the first round.
Professional qualities
It is hard to find any really worthwhile qualities in Paquet. It is noticeable that she cannot work steadily and reliably on the court as soon as her opponents pick up the pace. In such cases, the Frenchwoman immediately makes a huge number of unforced errors.
Current indicators in the tour
Paquet finished the last season at 123rd place in the world rankings with a negative statistics of wins and losses. At the same time, on open hard courts, she had very weak indicators: 5 wins and 11 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Paquet has played the minimum number of sets in her last five matches
- No more than nine games were played in the first set in the French tennis player four previous matches

Belinda Bencic

Current form
Bencic returned to the tour in late October after giving birth and managed to test her strength at three tournaments in European halls. It was noticeable that Belinda was improving and already in Angers she made it to the final. However, Parks did not allow her to win the title (6-7, 6-3, 0-6). In addition, the Swiss tennis player played one match for the national team in the Billie Jean King Cup, in which she confidently dealt with Radivojevic (6-2, 6-2).
Professional qualities
Bencic is renowned for her versatility, feeling comfortable on all types of surfaces. Belinda likes to push the pace, forcing her opponents to make unforced errors.
Current indicators in the tour
The Swiss tennis player missed almost the entire year on tour, so it is not surprising that she is currently only ranked 487th in the world rankings. It should be noted that two years ago Belinda played at the United Cup, played two matches then - won against Putintseva, but lost to Swiatek.
Interesting facts for betting
- Bencic has played three sets in only one of her previous six matches.
- In Belinda last six matches, there have never been more than nine games in the second set.
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
The bet has been successful in five of Bencic last six matches
1.35Rate Set Result: 1>2
This scenario has played out in three of the French tennis player five previous matches
2.24Tip and bets
Bencic managed to test her strength after returning to the tour, showed a solid result in Angers, reaching the final. She won all her victories in that tournament in two sets with an advantage of more than five games. It is unlikely that Paquet, who is noticeably inferior in class, will be able to compete with Belinda today.
Our prediction is a Bencic victory with a handicap of (-5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.75
Bet on total
Since returning to the tour, Bencic has won eight matches, and only one of them went to three sets. We don’t expect the upcoming match to be a drawn-out one.
The second bet is total under 20 games for 1.65
Bet on the second set
Note that in the six previous matches involving Bencic, no more than nine games were played in the second set. Based on these statistics, we recommend another option for betting.
Forecast - total games in the second set under 9.5 with odds of 1.44