Ekaterina Alexandrova will face Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz. The game will start on September 12 at 13:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-1) for Alexandrova – 1.88.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.70.
A year ago, the two players played each other on the clay in Rome. Ekaterina won the match (6-3, 6-1). At the moment, both players are not at their best. At the same time, Alexandrova was a regular participant in the second round at the last tournaments. Based on these statistics and taking into account the victory in the personal meeting, we believe that Ekaterina will have a better chance to advance to the second round today.
The tennis players are not showing consistent play. In the last four matches, Alexandrova has exchanged sets with her opponents. Kostyuk has played three sets each in two of her three previous matches.
On 12 June, Ekaterina Aleksandrova defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final of Hertogenbosch, winning the trophy. Subsequently, her results went downhill. She had an enviable consistency, going one round each at four tournaments in a row.
In the US Open, Ekaterina defeated Peyton Stearns (6-4, 4-6, 7-5) with a huge effort. In the second round, Alexandrova lost to Lauren Davis (0-6, 6-4, 7-6) in a tightly fought battle.
Alexandrova has won in the first round in her last 13 consecutive tournaments.
Marta Kostyuk had a good tournament in Granby. At the end of August, she managed to reach the semi-finals. However, in the second round of the US Open, she lost to Victoria Azarenka (2-6, 3-6) after she defeated Mayar Sheriff (7-6, 6-4).
It should be noted that on the season, Kostyuk showed the best results on the hard court, recording 17 wins in 26 matches. She started the year by reaching the third round of the Australian Open.
Five of Kostyuk’s last 10 matches have ended in three sets.
In 4 of Kostyuk’s previous 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.08.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Alexandrova’s Rating – 28
Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/15
Kostyuk’s Rating – 65
Marta Kostyuk Wins/Losses in 2022 – 23/15
Alexandrova leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head meetings.
The match will be played at Center Court, Portoroz, Slovenia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz: Alexandrova vs Kostyuk at 22bet and MelBet.