Bencic – Navarro: forecast for the WTA Dubai match
Belinda Bencic will play Emma Navarro in one of the matches of the second round of the Dubai tournament on February 19. The Swiss tennis player successfully returned to the tour after giving birth to a child, managed to win the title in Abu Dhabi this year, confidently started in Dubai and does not plan to stop there. From our forecast, we can find out if Belinda will be able to win today without any problems. Which bets should I choose for the game?

Command Analysis

Belinda Bencic

Current form
Bencic only returned to the tour at the end of last year after the birth of her child and very quickly gained the necessary shape. Belinda won the title in Abu Dhabi, did not play last week in Doha and had no problems at the start in Dubai sorting out the class with Ito (6-0, 6-2). The Swiss tennis player's winning streak currently totals six matches.
Professional qualities
Belinda knows how to increase the tempo, forcing her rivals to make mistakes. In general, she has a rich technical arsenal, she has practically no weak points, the only thing is that the second serve does not pose a particular threat to the reception.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Bencic has won 13 matches in the round and suffered three defeats. Her best result was the title in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of the last three matches, Bencic played in three sets.
- In seven consecutive matches with Bencic, no more than nine games were played in the second set.

Emma Navarro

Current form
Navarro has not shown consistent play and results since the beginning of the year. In fact, the American can only bring the Australian Open to her credit, where she made it to the quarterfinals. She has only won one match in the other three tournaments. Last week in Doha, Emma lost to Fernandez at the start (2-6, 2-6). In Dubai, she comes into play immediately from the second round.
Professional qualities
Emma is distinguished by her endurance, always ready for protracted battles. At the Australian Open, she won all her four straight-sets wins in three sets. At the same time, she lacks a powerful serve to easily take games.
Current indicators in the tour
Navarro has five wins and four losses in 2025. Last season, she made her debut in the top 10 and is now trying to stay in the achieved positions, being on the ninth line.
Interesting facts for betting
- Navarro has played three sets in four of her last six matches.
- No more than nine games were played in the second set in four of Emma's five previous matches.
Trends
Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
This is how events unfolded in two of Navarro's last four fights.
2.21Bet 2nd set: total less than 9.5 games
This bet has been successful in the last seven matches of the Swiss tennis player.
1.52Tip and bets
Bookmakers in the upcoming meeting give a clear advantage to Bencic, who is having a strong start to the season and is on a streak of six consecutive wins. However, Navarro will obviously be extremely motivated after the failure in Doha and is unlikely to leave the court without a fight. Emma is notable for her intransigence, works well on the back line and is able to create problems for Belinda.
Our prediction is that Navarro will win with a handicap of (+5) games with a coefficient of 1.58
Bet on the total
Navarro had played three sets in four of her previous six matches. Today we are waiting for a tight fight and, accordingly, we recommend a forecast for a total of more.
The second bet is a total of more than 20 games for 1.71
Bet on the second set
It is impossible to ignore the fact that in the previous seven matches with Bencic in the second game, more than nine games were not played.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the second set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.53