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Svitolina – Kalinskaya: forecast for the WTA Dubai match
Elina Svitolina will play Anna Kalinskaya in the first round in Dubai on February 16. A year ago, the Russian tennis player shone on local courts and was able to make it to the finals. How will the upcoming meeting go and what are the best bets to choose?
Command Analysis
Elina Svitolina
UkraineCurrent form
Svitolina has competed in only three tournaments since the beginning of the year. Elina achieved the best result at the Australian Open, where she managed to reach the quarterfinals. Then she had a setback in the opening match in Linz and a defeat by Pegula last week in the second round in Doha.
Professional qualities
Elina is more inclined to defensive counterattacking tennis. It is very difficult to break through her on the back line, while she is always ready to punch sharply and deeply, to take advantage of the mistakes of her rivals.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Svitolina has played eight matches in the tour, in which she celebrated success five times. Elina currently occupies the 22nd position in the world ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of the last four matches, Svitolina played in three sets.
- In three of the previous five matches, the tennis player did not play more than nine games in the second game.
Anna Kalinskaya
Russian FederationCurrent form
Kalinskaya has a very difficult task in Dubai – she needs to defend the ranking points for last year's final. In case of an early departure, Anna will lose a lot of points. The start of the season is going poorly for her – only three wins in seven matches played, twice she was unable to finish the matches due to health problems.
Professional qualities
Kalinskaya tries to dictate her terms on the court, regularly takes the initiative in the draws into her own hands. She has a powerful first serve in her arsenal, which helps her score a lot of easy points on fast surfaces.
Current indicators in the tour
Last week in Doha, Kalinskaya was unable to demonstrate anything, she lost in the first round to Buksa, although the match turned out to be equal, three sets were played. Anna is currently ranked 18th in the world rankings, but if she leaves the tournament early in Dubai, she will lose a lot of positions, as she needs to defend points for last year's final on local courts.
Interesting facts for betting
- Kalinskaya has played tiebreakers in three of her last four matches.
- More than nine games were played in the first set in three of Anna's five previous matches.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
In two of Kalinskaya's last three matches, the maximum number of sets was played.
2.54The Tie-breakbetin the match is yes
In three of Kalinskaya's four previous matches, tiebreakers were played.
3.40Tip and bets
Taking into account the latest results, the bookmakers in this pair give a clear advantage to Svitolina. However, it cannot be said that Elina is currently demonstrating a stable game, you can see failures in individual matches. Kalinskaya is having a hard time entering the season, but she has nowhere to retreat to in Dubai, as she needs to defend the points from last year's final. We think that due to her great motivation, Anna will be able to win today.
Our forecast is that Kalinskaya will win with a coefficient of 2.80
Bet on the total
Many matches involving Kalinskaya this season are held in an equal and tight struggle. So, in three of Anna's four previous fully played matches, three sets were played, which we do not exclude today.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.81
Bet on the first set
In the two previous matches involving Kalinskaya, you could see a tight fight in the first set when the tie-break was played. We are waiting for a stubborn battle between the tennis players at the start this time.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the first set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.29
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