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Arina Sobolenko - Elise Mertens: betting tip for the WTA Stuttgart match
Arina Sobolenko will play Elise Mertens in one of the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart tournament on April 18. The Belarusian tennis player leads in personal meetings with a score of 8-2 and is an undisputed favorite in the bookmaker line today. Should we expect any intrigue in the match? We recommend that you review our betting tip and choose reliable bets
Command Analysis
Aryna Sabalenka
BelarusCurrent form
Sobolenko reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart without playing a single match. Arina was supposed to start from the second round of matches against Anastasia Potapova, but the Russian withdrew from the games. It should be noted that the Belarusian tennis player competed four times in Stuttgart, reached the final three times, but failed to win the title here. A year ago, she was stopped in the quarterfinals by Marketa Vondroushova (6-3, 3-6, 5-7).
Professional qualities
Arina plays in an attacking manner, uses the full potential of her powerful forehand, and delivers the first ball well and powerfully. Recently, she has noticeably increased the reliability of playing on the back line, and she does not always seek to complete the draw with a straight shot at any cost.
Current indicators in the tour
Sobolenko holds the top spot in the world rankings without any problems, and has two titles to his credit, in Brisbane and Miami. At the moment, Arina's winning streak has six matches.
Interesting facts for betting
- Sobolenko has scored 13 recent victories with an accurate score of 2-0 in sets.
- In four of the six previous matches involving Sobolenko, no more than nine games were played in the second game.
Elise Mertens
BelgiumCurrent form
Mertens played two matches on her way to the quarter-finals in Stuttgart. She beat Sosnovich 7-6, 6-2 at the start, and was stronger than Schneider in the second round (6-2, 7-6). As you can see, in each of these matches, the Belgian tennis player had difficulties in one of the games, but she acted confidently in tiebreaks. Elise made it to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart for the first time in her career.
Professional qualities
The Belgian tennis player prefers to play at high speeds, at the expense of a decent pace, she forces her rivals to make mistakes or she strikes straight through. Let's note Mertens' good grid skills.
Current indicators in the tour
Mertens has 18 wins and 7 losses since the beginning of the year, which are her usual stable numbers. In early February, the representative of Belgium won the title of not the most prestigious tournament in Singapore.
Interesting facts for betting
- In her entire career, Mertens has won only two out of ten face-to-face matches against Sobolenko.
- In the previous two matches with Mertens in Stuttgart, tie-breaks were played.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
In the previous six face-to-face meetings, the minimum number of games was played.
1.31The Tiebreakbetin the match is yes
In Mertens' last two matches, tiebreakers were played.
3.90Tip and bets
It's hard to judge how ready Sobolenko is to play in Stuttgart, as she reached the quarterfinals without playing a single match. Mertens played out on the local courts, acts confidently, boldly and aggressively, performs well on her serve. We think Eliza will be able to avoid a major defeat today.
Our prediction is that Mertens will win with a handicap of (+5.5) games with a coefficient of 1.92
Bet on the total
In the last five consecutive matches with Mertens, at least 20 games have always been played. Today we are waiting for resistance from it and, accordingly, we recommend a betting tip for a total of more.
The second bet is a total of more than 19 games for 1.87
Bet on the first set
Sobolenko will play his first match at the tournament and it is far from certain that he will immediately adapt to the local conditions and show his maximum. We expect that the launch party will not end quickly.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.50
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