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Wang Yafan vs Kasatkina: Australian Open match betting tip
In one of the matches of the second round of the Australian Open on January 16, Wang Yafan will play against Daria Kasatkina. The Russian tennis player had no difficulties in the opening match - she gave up only four games to Victoria Tomova. Will she be able to deal with the Chinese player in the same confident style today? We suggest you familiarize yourself with our betting tip and choose reliable bets on the game
Command Analysis
Yafan Wang
ChinaCurrent form
Wang Yafan had played only one match since the beginning of the year before the start of the Australian Open. In Brisbane, she played against Kalinina in the first round and was forced to withdraw during the second set due to health problems. In Melbourne, the Chinese tennis player had a less than formidable opponent at the start, Bondar, whom she managed to defeat only in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-4).
Professional qualities
Wang Yafan is distinguished by her agility, high speed, and stable actions on the back line. She is not very convincing in serving.
Current indicators in the tour
In the world rankings, Wang Yafan is ranked 64th. However, throughout her long career, the 30-year-old tennis player has never risen above 47th place. It should be noted that in Melbourne, she is defending her ranking points for last year third round.
Interesting facts for betting
- Wang Yafan last six matches at the Australian Open have gone to three sets
Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaCurrent form
On the eve of the Australian Open, Kasatkina played in two pre-Slam tournaments in Brisbane and Adelaide. She did not have any great successes in those competitions, but she got some practice and played five matches. In the first round in Melbourne, Daria smashed Tomova with class (6-1, 6-3), completely controlled the course of the match, and made far fewer mistakes than the Bulgarian representative.
Professional qualities
Darya relies on defensive tennis, it is always difficult to break her on the back line, only with powerful shots and serve. At the same time, she has not been distinguished by stability on her serve throughout her career.
Current indicators in the tour
Kasatkina is currently ranked tenth in the world. Since the beginning of the year, she has played six matches in the tour, winning four. In Melbourne, Daria has already solved the minimum task of defending the rating points from last year second round.
Interesting facts for betting
- Kasatkina last three victories in the tour were won with a precise score of 2-0 in sets.
- In four of Daria five previous matches, the first set did not go more than eight games
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
This scenario has played out in four of Kasatkina last five matches.
2.21Bet 2nd set: total over 8.5 games
This bet has been successful in the Russian tennis player last four matches
1.56Tip and bets
Kasatkina got a decent amount of game practice at the start of the season, got into shape, and gained the necessary fitness. Ahead of her is a game against a convenient opponent who does not have serious physical strength to easily break through Daria reliable defense. We think that, as in the case with Tomova, the Russian will easily secure a ticket to the third round in Melbourne.
Our prediction is Kasatkina victory with a handicap of (-5) games with odds of 1.72
Bet on total
Kasatkina has won her last three victories in the round with a precise score of 2-0 in sets. In the previous game with Tomova, she gave up only four games to her opponent. We expect the upcoming match to follow the same scenario.
The second bet is total under 20 games for 1.85
Bet on the first set
In four of Kasatkina five previous matches, more than nine or eight games were not played in the opening set. We expect in the betting tip that Daria will confidently indicate her advantage right away.
Betting Tip - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.61
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