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Rybakina – Shramkova: forecast for the Doha WTA match
In the 1/8 finals of the Doha tournament on February 12, Elena Rybakina will face an uncomfortable opponent, Rebecca Shramkova. The representative of Slovakia leads in personal meetings with a score of 2-0, although both matches were played a long time ago. Will Elena be able to defeat Rebecca for the first time in her career today? – the answer is in our forecast. What are the best bets for the match?
Command Analysis
Elena Rybakina
KazakhstanCurrent form
Last week, Rybakina held a difficult tournament in Abu Dhabi. From the point of view of the result, everything was quite good – reaching the semifinals. However, Elena did not demonstrate a stable game at those competitions, she played three sets in all three matches. In Doha, she started immediately from the second round and delighted her fans with a confident victory over Stearns (6-2, 6-4). As a reminder, she needs to defend her points from last year's final on the local courts.
Professional qualities
Elena takes full advantage of the potential of her powerful first serve, which allows her to score a point either with an ace or literally with a second shot. Plus, she has a powerful stable forehand in her arsenal. At the reception, Rybakina does not always play confidently and reliably.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the season, Rybakina has played 12 matches in the tour, in which she scored nine victories. Her best result so far is the semi–final of Abu Dhabi. In the world ranking, she is on the seventh line.
Interesting facts for betting
- In four of the last five matches, Rybakina played in three sets.
- In three of Rybakina's four previous matches, more than nine games were played in the second game.
Rebecca Sramkova
SlovakiaCurrent form
Before the start in Doha, Shramkova competed in five tournaments and never made it past the second round. In Qatar, the Slovak tennis player managed to break this series. Rebecca has won against Angelina Kalinina (6-2, 6-3) and Mirra Andreeva (3-6, 6-3, 7-5). In a duel against a Russian tennis player, Shramkova fully demonstrated her intransigence and ability to adapt to her opponent's style of play.
Professional qualities
Rebecca is already 28 years old, but she fully revealed herself last season and made her debut in the top 50. The Slovak tennis player relies on defensive tennis in her game, and it is very difficult to beat her on the back line. At the same time, she builds the game tactically competently, knows how to adapt to her rivals.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Shramkova has played nine matches, in which she has won only four. Reaching the 1/8 finals in Doha is her best result this season. She is currently ranked 46th in the world rankings.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two head-to-head fights, Shramkova defeated Rybakina.
- In two of Rebecca's three previous matches, the maximum number of sets was played.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
The bet was successful in four of Rybakina's last five matches and in two of Shramkova's previous three matches.
2.80Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
According to this scenario, events unfolded in three of the last five fights of Rybakina.
2.21Tip and bets
Over the past year, Shramkova has made significant progress, entered the top 50 of the world ranking, is distinguished on the court by her intransigence and the ability to tactically vary the game, adjust to her rivals. We do not think that Rybakina will easily win today, but in general, at the start of the season, Elena does not demonstrate a stable game from match to match.
Our forecast is that Shramkova will win with a handicap of (+5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.85
Bet on the total
Rybakina has played three sets in four of the last five matches. Shramkova is also prone to protracted fights and does not have a stable game on her serve. We expect that the opponents will play at least 20 games today.
The second bet is a total of more than 20 games for 2.00
Bet on the second set
It should be noted that in three of the four previous matches involving Rybakina, the most intense struggle unfolded in the second game, where more than nine games were played. We are waiting for the same scenario today.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the second set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.35
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