Christian - Badosa: betting tip for the WTA Merida match
In the only face-to-face meeting back in 2019, Jacqueline Christian beat Paula Badosa. As part of the 1/8 finals in Merida on February 27, the Spanish tennis player has a chance to take revenge. How will the game go and which reliable bets should I choose today? - the answer is in our betting tip below

Command Analysis

Jaqueline Cristian

Current form
Christian has shown her best result since the beginning of the year at the Australian Open, where she managed to make it to the third round. Nowhere else has the Romanian tennis player won more than one round. In Merida, she played against Yulia Starodubtseva at the start, and her opponent withdrew from the game due to injury during the second set.
Professional qualities
Jacqueline relies on a powerful serve and strong punches with both hands in her game, given her solid anthropometric data. At the reception and in protracted draws on the back line, the Romanian is not particularly stable.
Current indicators in the tour
Christian is currently ranked 85th in the world rankings, and her best career achievement is 57th position. Since the beginning of the year, the Romanian has played 10 matches in the tour, in which she won and lost five times.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of Christian's last five matches, more than nine games were played in the first set.
- The minimum number of sets was played in three of the five previous matches of the Romanian tennis player.

Paula Badosa

Current form
Since the beginning of the year, Badosa has shown the best result at the Australian Open, where she managed to make it to the semifinals. In other tournaments, Paula did not demonstrate stable play, however, we note that she reached the 1/8 finals in Dubai. In Merida, the Spanish tennis player starts immediately from the second round.
Professional qualities
Paula is more inclined to active tennis when she dictates her own playing conditions on the court. At the same time, she can work quite stably and reliably on the back line, and has a powerful first serve in her arsenal.
Current indicators in the tour
At the moment, Badosa is on the 11th line in the world ranking. Since the beginning of the year, she has won 9 out of 15 matches. Let's remind, at one time Paula was the second racket of the world.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of the last five matches, Badosa has not exchanged sets with her rivals.
- In three of the Spaniard's five previous matches, more than nine games were played in the second game.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
This bet was played in three of the previous five matches involving one and the other tennis players.
1.32Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
This was the scenario that unfolded in three of the last five matches of the Badosa
2.21Tip and bets
In the upcoming game, Badosa has a significant advantage in class, but at the same time she will play her first match at the tournament and it is far from certain that she will immediately adapt to local conditions. Christian has a powerful first serve in his arsenal, due to which he can confidently score seven or eight games, even if he loses. Taking into account the coefficients set, we recommend a betting tip for the Romanian tennis player in this pair.
Our prediction is that Christian will win with a handicap of (+6) games with a coefficient of 1.68
Bet on the total
Both tennis players have a strong serve in their arsenal by the standards of women's tennis, which can lead to a protracted confrontation today. Moreover, in the only face-to-face meeting they played three sets.
The second bet is a total of more than 19.5 games per 1.97
Bet on the first set
In three of the Romanian's last five matches, more than nine games were played in the first set. We expect that today the most intense fight will unfold at the start of the match.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.44