Alexandrova - Schneider: betting tip for the WTA Charleston match

Two Russian tennis players will compete for one of the tickets to the quarterfinals of the Charleston tournament on April 3. Ekaterina Alexandrova will play with Diana Schneider. Both started confidently on the local courts, passing their rivals without any problems. Who has the best chance of winning today? - the answer is in our expert's betting tip. Which reliable bets should I choose for the game?

Command Analysis

Ekaterina Alexandrova

Current form
By the start in Charleston, Alexandrova was coming off a series of four defeats in a row. Ekaterina interrupted the series of failures in excellent style: Ann Lee defeated 6-3, 6-0. It took just a few games for the Russian to play out and adapt to the local courts. Then, in a bold and aggressive manner, she did not give the American a single chance.
Professional qualities
Alexandrova loves and knows how to play ahead of the curve, tries to play fast, without giving her rivals time to think. Ekaterina has a powerful first serve in her arsenal, which is very effective on fast courts, and in Charleston the ground is very fast.
Current indicators in the tour
In her usual manner, Alexandrova has not shown consistent results throughout the season. So far, she has two tournaments to her credit – the title in Linz and the semi-final in Doha. In total, Ekaterina played 17 matches this year, in which she scored 10 victories.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three consecutive matches with Alexandrova, the minimum number of sets was played.
- In four of the previous five matches, the tennis player did not play more than nine games in the second game.

Diana Shnaider

Current form
Unlike last season, this year Schneider rarely pleases his fans with successful results. In the previous five tournaments, she had never won more than one round on the grid. Nevertheless, Diana started in Charleston with a confident victory over Polina Kudermetova (6-3, 6-2) and will make every effort today to build on her success.
Professional qualities
Diana is left-handed, which creates difficulties for many competitors. She moves quickly on the back line due to excellent footwork, can hit the line sharply at the right moment, and knows how to break the pace in draws.
Current indicators in the tour
At the moment, the 14th racket of the world has modest figures - eight wins and the same number of defeats since the beginning of the year. Her best results were the quarterfinals of Adelaide and the third round of the Australian Open.
Interesting facts for betting
- In her last five matches, Schneider has scored only two wins.
- No more than nine games were played in the first set in three of Diana's last five matches.
Trends
Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
This is how events unfolded on the court in Alexandrova's last three fights.
2.24Bet 2nd set: total less than 9.5 games
This bet was played in Alexandrova's three previous matches.
1.63Tip and bets
The bookmakers give a slight advantage to Schneider in this confrontation between the two Russian tennis players, which is more due to the rating. Since the beginning of the season, Diana has not shown anything outstanding, far from what she showed last year. Alexandrova interrupted her series of failures, the courts in Charleston are perfect for her style of play. We believe that Ekaterina will have excellent chances to make it to the quarterfinals today.
Our betting tip is that Alexandrova will win with a coefficient of 2.08
Bet on the total
The match between the two Russian tennis players is of fundamental importance, and there is a high probability that we will not find out the winner's name quickly today. Moreover, both are not particularly stable enough to secure a victory in two sets.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.71
Bet on the first set
In two of Alexandrova's last three matches, more than nine games were played in the opening game. We expect that today it is in the first set that the tightest struggle for the initiative will unfold.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.97