Claire Liu will face Elise Mertens in the semi-finals of the Jasmin Open. The game will start on October 8 at 16:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Liu – 1.74.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 24 – 1.53.
A fortnight ago in Tokyo, Liu beat Mertens very confidently in two sets. In Monastir, Elise had an easy tournament set, but she has experienced problems and is clearly not at her best. Claire handled Jabeur in the quarterfinals and is on a decent emotional high as she looks to fight her way to the final.
In their face-off in Tokyo, Liu only dropped five games to her opponent. At the same time, in nine of the last ten matches, Claire played two sets each.
Claire Liu has been unstable in the autumn competitions. Thus, in Tokyo, she had a quarterfinal win over her opponent today (6-4, 6-1). However, in Tallinn, she lost in the first round to Ann Li (2-6, 5-7).
In Monastir, Claire was back on a winning streak. She won her matches against Ana Konjuh and Katerina Siniakova with a score of 2-0 score in sets. In the quarterfinals, Liu had a major sensation as she defeated Ons Jabeur (6-3, 4-6, 6-4).
Liu has lost her opening set in six of the last ten hard-court meetings.
Elise Mertens has reached the semi-finals of a WTA tournament for the first time in a season, which can be considered a major success. However, the Belgian tennis player’s level of play raises many questions.
It should be noted that Mertens had a very easy tournament set – Jaqueline Cristian, Despina Papamichail and Moyuka Uchijima. However, even with such not the most prominent opponents, Elise gave away sets twice, played poorly on her serve, and made a lot of unnecessary mistakes.
Mertens has played at least 21 games in six of her last ten semi-final matches.
In three of Mertens’ last five matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.67.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Liu’s Rating – 73
Claire Liu Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/21
Mertens’ Rating – 42
Elise Mertens Wins/Losses in 2022 – 25/20
Claire Liu leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Center Court, Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Jasmin Open: Liu vs Mertens at 22bet and MelBet.