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Vekic vs. Putintseva: WTA Adelaide Match Prediction
In the last three head-to-head matches, Donna Vekic lost to Yulia Putintseva. The next meeting between the tennis players will take place on January 6 in the first round of the tournament in Adelaide. How will the game go and what reliable bets to choose? - the answer is in our forecast below
Command Analysis
Donna Vekic
Croatia (Hrvatska)Current form
Vekic has not entered the new season in the best way. The Croatian tennis player started at the United Cup team tournament, where she lost both of her matches. First, Donna failed to cope with Fernandez (4-6, 3-6), and then she could not do anything against Gauff (4-6, 2-6). It should be noted that she has played in Adelaide once in her entire career; in 2020, she made it to the quarterfinals on local courts.
Professional qualities
Vekic tries to play attacking tennis, hitting the ball at the first opportunity. The Croatian tennis player has a powerful first serve, which, however, is not very stable, and you can often see how the percentage of the first ball hits does not even reach the 50% mark.
Current indicators in the tour
Vekic is currently ranked at a high 19th in the world. Last season, she performed best on grass, but on outdoor hard courts, she had less than impressive statistics – 12 wins and 10 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Vekic lost two matches at the start of the season and did not take a single set
- In her three previous personal meetings, Vekic lost to Putintseva, although she had beaten her four times before that.
Yulia Putintseva
KazakhstanCurrent form
Putintseva has clearly brought herself to a good start of the season. Yes, in Brisbane last week she could not get past the second round, but it is worth noting that Yulia lost to the world number one Sabalenka at that stage, and managed to put up some serious resistance (6-7, 4-6). She also defeated Kessler (6-2, 7-5) in that competition. The representative of Kazakhstan has played in Adelaide twice in her career, the best result being reaching the 1/8 finals in 2021.
Professional qualities
Yulia is one of the most unstable tennis players on the tour, but one cannot help but notice her character and desire to fight to the end. She relies on long rallies, exchanges of blows on the back line, and is always ready to attack and catch her opponent off guard. It is very difficult to beat her on the back line. At the same time, her serve is not the strongest.
Current indicators in the tour
Putintseva can count last season as a success, as she finished the year ranked 29th in the world, winning the Birmingham grass court title. On outdoor hard courts in 2024, she won 22 victories and suffered 15 defeats.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the two matches played since the start of the season, Putintseva has not exchanged winning sets with her opponents
- In three previous personal meetings, Putintseva defeated Vekic, twice doing so in three sets.
Trends
Bet Total over 2.5 sets
In two of the three previous head-to-head matches, the tennis players exchanged winning sets
2.40Rate Set Result: 1>2
This is the scenario that unfolded in two matches involving Vekic at the start of the season.
2.25Tip and bets
It is quite logical that Putintseva is the favorite in the bookmakers' line. Yulia showed herself better than Vekic in the first game week of the season, and managed to impose a tight fight on Sabalenka. Plus, the representative of Kazakhstan won the last three face-to-face matches.
Our prediction is Putintseva victory with odds of 1.67
Bet on total
Both tennis players are not known for their consistency; in two of their three previous head-to-head encounters they played three sets. We don't think the upcoming game will end quickly.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.81
Bet on the first set
The tennis players have played each other seven times and in five matches in the first set they played more than nine games. We expect that today in Adelaide the most intense fight will unfold in the opening set.
Forecast - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.16
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