Elina Svitolina - Angelina Kalinina: betting tip for the Rouen WTA match

Elina Svitolina won all three head-to-head matches against Angelina Kalinina. The next meeting between the compatriots will take place on April 17 as part of the second round of the tournament in Rouen. Will Kalinina be able to put up a decent resistance to Svitlina today? - you can find out from our betting tip. Which bets should I choose for the principle game?

Command Analysis

Elina Svitolina

Current form
Svitolina is playing in Rouen after two successful matches for the national team in the Billie Jean King Cup, when she managed to defeat Hvalinska and Tykmann. In France, Elina had to play against Taikmann in the first round again, with whom there were no special difficulties – she won 6-4, 6-2. It was noticeable from the match that Svitolina could easily add at any time, she played far from her maximum.
Professional qualities
Elina stands out for her precise work on the back line, knows how to sharpen the game at the right moment, go on the attack or just wait for an opponent's mistake. She often acts uncertainly on her pitch.
Current indicators in the tour
At the moment, Svitolina is ranked 18th in the world ranking. Since the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian tennis player has played 20 matches in the round, in which she won 14 victories.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the previous five matches, Svitolina did not exchange the sets she won with her rivals.
- In four of the last five matches involving Svitolina, more than nine games were played in the first set.

Anhelina Kalinina

Current form
Kalinina's start in Rouen was not coming from a series of four defeats in a row. At these competitions, Angelina needs to defend the ranking points for last year's semi–final, so in the first round game against Hibino, she was extremely motivated and achieved a crushing victory with a score of 6-0, 6-4. Ahead is a more serious test - Kalinina lost to Svitolina in all three head-to-head matches, and could not take a single set from her.
Professional qualities
Angelina plays in a fairly straightforward manner, relying on strong flat strokes. She has a powerful first serve in her arsenal, which, however, does not always fly.
Current indicators in the tour
The season has been going poorly for Kalinina so far: only eight wins with ten losses. She showed her best result back in January, when she made it to the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Interesting facts for betting
- In three of the last four matches, Kalinina did not exchange the sets she won with her rivals.
- In four of the six previous matches involving Kalinina, more than nine games were played in the first set.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
The bet played in all three face-to-face matches
1.32Bet Effectiveness of sets: 2>1
According to this scenario, events developed on the court in the two previous face-to-face matches between Svitolina and Kalinina.
2.21Tip and bets
Svitolina performs much better and more stable in the season. Elina has successfully adapted to the local gym, defeated Thijkmann at the start, played with a margin, she can obviously add more at any moment. Kalinina defeated Khibino, but there is a game ahead against an uncomfortable opponent, to whom she lost all three face-to-face matches. We are waiting for a confident victory of the bookmakers' favorite in this fundamental confrontation.
Our betting tip is that Svitolina will win with a handicap of (-4) games with a coefficient of 1.79
Bet on the total
In three face-to-face matches, Svitolina did not give Kalinina a single game. A year ago, at the US Open, she lost only three games in a face-to-face meeting. Accordingly, we recommend a lower total betting tip.
The second bet is a total of less than 21 games for 1.82
Bet on the first set
In the previous two face-to-face meetings, Svitolina confidently entered the game, immediately indicated her advantage, and in the first set, more than nine games were not played. We hope that today in Rouen, Elina will take the starting game without any problems.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.62