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Kasatkina – Kirstya: forecast for the WTA Dubai match
At the Dubai tournament on February 17, Daria Kasatkina will play against Sorana Kirstya in the first round. In the last personal meeting last year, the Russian tennis player lost to the Romanian, will it be possible to take revenge today? We recommend that you read the forecast for the game from our expert and choose the exact bets
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Daria Kasatkina
AustraliaCurrent form
Kasatkina has not had any great successes since the beginning of the year, but it cannot be said that she has failed the start of the season. At the Australian Open, Daria managed to make it to the 1/8 finals. She achieved the same result last week in Doha, where she beat Polina Kudermetova and Elina Avanesyan in the tournament bracket, but lost to Jessica Pegula. In Dubai last year, she was eliminated in the first round, so there is an opportunity to replenish her piggy bank with rating points.
Professional qualities
Kasatkina defends well, has high speed, gets difficult balls on the back line. In her arsenal, she has punches with various spins that are inconvenient for many rivals. At the same time, Daria clearly lacks a strong serve to score easy points.
Current indicators in the tour
Daria is currently the 12th racket of the world. Since the beginning of the year, she has played 13 matches in the tour, in which she won eight and suffered five defeats.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the last three matches, Kasatkina did not exchange the sets she won with her rivals.
- In four consecutive matches with Kasatkina, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Sorana Cirstea
RomaniaCurrent form
Kirstya is having a very weak start to the season, and has won only one match since the beginning of the year. Even at the home tournament in Cluj-Napoca, the Romanian could not prove herself, she lost in the first round to Stakusic (1-6, 6-1, 4-6). She has not played anywhere since that setback, and in Dubai she will have to defend the ranking points for last year's semi-final.
Professional qualities
The Romanian is more prone to prolonged backline pranks, to the exchange of blows. Sorana likes and knows how to vary the tempo, but does not differ in stable actions on his serve.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Sorana's statistics show only one victory with four defeats. She currently holds a modest 79th place in the world ranking, although her best achievement is 21st place.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of the last three matches, Kirstya played in three sets.
- In three of the Romanian's previous five matches, no more than nine games were played in the second game.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
Not once in four face-to-face matches have the tennis players exchanged sets they won
1.39Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
According to this scenario, events developed in all four face-to-face matches.
2.24Tip and bets
There is no doubt that Kirsty will be extremely motivated to fight today, as she needs to defend her ranking points for last year's semi-final in Dubai. However, motivation alone is not enough, Sorana looks very weak at the start of the season, she won only one match. Kasatkina, due to a more stable game on the back line, is able to easily qualify for the second round today.
Our forecast is that Kasatkina will win with a handicap of (-5) games with a coefficient of 1.78
Bet on the total
The tennis players played each other four times and never exchanged the sets they won. We do not think that this series will be interrupted today, given the poor playing form of the Romanian.
The second bet is a total of less than 20 games for 1.81
Bet on the second set
In none of the four face-to-face meetings in the second game more than nine games were played. We expect Daria to put the squeeze on her opponent today in this segment of the game.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the second set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.58
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