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Tomova vs. Kasatkina: Australian Open match betting tip
In the first round of the Australian Open on January 14, Victoria Tomova will play against Daria Kasatkina. The Russian tennis player has played inconsistently in pre-Slam tournaments, but today she is receiving the status of a clear favorite in the bookmakers' line. Should we expect any intrigue in the match and what bets should we choose? - the answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Viktoriya Tomova
BulgariaCurrent form
Tomova played two tournaments in preparation for the Australian Open, but failed to win a single one. In Brisbane, she lost to Sarasua (0-6, 3-6) at the start, and in Hobart, she failed to cope with Minnen (5-7, 3-6). It is obvious that Victoria is far from being in optimal shape to count on something serious in Melbourne.
Professional qualities
Victoria feels most comfortable on slow courts, as she is inclined to long rallies, to defensive tennis. Her serve is not a formidable weapon in her hands, but she has decent speed on the court.
Current indicators in the tour
Tomova is currently ranked 58th in the world, her best achievement is 46th place. In her entire long career, the Bulgarian tennis player has only once overcome the first round barrier at the Australian Open.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two matches at the start of the season, Tomova did not win a single set
- No more than nine games have been played in the second set in Tomova two matches this year.
Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaCurrent form
Kasatkina, like her upcoming opponent, played in two pre-Slam tournaments. In Brisbane, Daria went through only one round and lost to Polina Kudermetova, who was shining there, although she was leading in the score in that match. Then in Adelaide, Kasatkina reached the quarterfinals, but she got too easy opponents in the draw – Gadecki and Jones. Daria lost in those competitions to Keys, who was inconvenient for her (1-6, 3-6).
Professional qualities
Darya is famous for her defensive tennis, stamina, speed of movement on the court, breaking her on the back line is always a difficult task. At the same time, she lacks confidence in her serve.
Current indicators in the tour
Kasatkina is ranked tenth and has managed to win three of her five matches on tour this year. Daria has never had much success at the Australian Open and has never made it past the third round.
Interesting facts for betting
- In her last three matches, Kasatkina has not exchanged winning sets with her opponents
- No more than nine games were played in the second set in Daria four previous matches
Trends
Total under 2.5 sets bet
The bet was successful in the Russian last three matches
1.37Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in three of Kasatkina last four matches.
2.21Tip and bets
We expect that Daria will play comfortably against Tomova. The Bulgarian tennis player is not one of those who rely on physical strength in her game and can easily beat the Russian on the back line due to this. In standard exchanges of blows on the back line, Daria will clearly have an advantage, plus, judging by the pre-Slam tournaments, Victoria is now far from her peak form.
Our prediction is Kasatkina victory with a handicap of (-5) games with odds of 1.74
Bet on total
Tomova does not have a strong serve in her arsenal, which can really create problems for Daria on hard courts. Without this component of the game, the match is unlikely to be drawn out. We expect a confident victory for the Russian in two sets.
The second bet is total under 21 games for 1.68
Bet on the second set
Please note that in the four previous matches involving Kasatkina, no more than nine games were played in the second set. Accordingly, we recommend another bet on the game.
Betting Tip - total games in the second set under 9.5 with odds of 1.51
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