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Rybakina - Sventek: forecast for the match United Cup
On January 4, Elena Rybakina will meet Iga Sventek in the United Cup team tournament. The representative of Kazakhstan has an advantage in personal meetings, has confidently played all her matches at the tournament and is in excellent shape at the start of the season. Will the former world number one cope with Elena today? - the answer is in our forecast. What bets should you choose for the game?
Command Analysis
Elena Rybakina
KazakhstanCurrent form
Rybakina solved all her health problems during the off-season and entered the new season with more than confidence. In the United Cup, Elena won three matches without giving up a single set. Her opponents were Busas Maneiro, Sakkari and Siegemund. She did not give up more than seven games to any of them. In the last game, Rybakina easily dealt with Siegemund (6-3, 6-1), did not give up her serve even once, made four breaks and scored six aces.
Professional qualities
Rybakina has a powerful first serve in her arsenal, which brings a lot of easy points on fast surfaces. Elena tries to hit powerfully, uses flat shots, in general, the tactics are quite straightforward, but bring her success. Plus, she is able to work consistently on the back line.
Current indicators in the tour
Rybakina finished last season in sixth place in the rankings, although the result could have been better, as she was forced to miss some prestigious tournaments due to health problems. She entered the new season with three victories in a row.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the United Cup, Rybakina won three matches with an exact score of 2:0 in sets.
- In two of three personal meetings on hard courts, Rybakina won against Sventek
Iga Swiatek
PolandCurrent form
Due to doping investigations, Šwiętek was forced to miss the Asian hard series of tournaments at the end of the season and lost the first place in the ranking. Nevertheless, she performed quite confidently at the Unite Cup Iga. In the two opening matches against Helgo and Muchova, she won with an exact score of 2-0 in sets. In the third game of the tournament with Bulter, there were difficulties, the set was given away (6-7, 6-1, 6-4). It should be noted that in that match, Šwiętek gave away her serve twice.
Professional qualities
Iga is a versatile tennis player, has a rich technical arsenal, knows how to maintain a high tempo in rallies over a distance, likes to act as the first number on the court, dictate her terms of the game. Undoubtedly, she has a powerful forehand.
Current indicators in the tour
Last season, Šwiętek played 75 matches, winning 66 of them. On outdoor hard courts, she has an impressive record: 29 wins and five losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three matches at the United Cup, Šwiętek lost one set
- In two of the three matches at the tournament involving Iga, more than nine games were not played in the first set.
Trends
Bet Total over 2.5 sets
In two of the last three personal meetings, the tennis players exchanged winning sets
2.37Rate Set Result: 1>2
This is the scenario that unfolded in Rybakina two previous fights.
2.25Tip and bets
Swiatek did not have the best previous match at the tournament against Boulter, where she lost one set. Ahead is a game against a not so comfortable opponent. On open hard courts, Rybakina defeated Iga in two of three personal meetings. At the moment, Elena is clearly in excellent shape at the start of the season, everything is fine with her serve and she is at least capable of imposing a tight and equal fight on the former world number one.
Our prediction is Rybakina victory with a handicap of (+3) games with odds of 1.82
Bet on total
The opponents are well acquainted with each other playing style, as they have played each other many times. In two of the last three face-to-face encounters, Iga and Elena exchanged winning sets, which we do not rule out today.
The second bet is total over 21.5 games for 1.74
Bet on the first set
There is a high probability that there will be a tight fight for the initiative at the start of the match. The tennis players have a powerful serve in their arsenal, both have managed to adapt to the local courts, and we can expect a protracted opening set.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 1.92
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