In the second round of the WTA tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Jule Niemeier and Kamilla Rakhimova will play against each other. The game will start on October 12 at 17:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4.5) for Rakhimova – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20 – 1.64.
Jule was not confident in her opening match, there were a lot of mistakes in the match against Bogdan. Rakhimova is not inferior to Jule, she played three matches in Cluj-Napoca taking into account the qualification, she is more successful and today, in our opinion, she will have no fewer chances to defeat Jule.
In a match between largely equal opponents, it is logical to expect a hard-fought encounter.
Since the US Open, Jule Niemeier has only played in clay tournaments. In Budapest and Parma, she could only win one match in the main draw. There were expectations that it would not be easy for her to make the transition to Cluj-Napoca.
In many ways, they proved to be true. The opening game against Ana Bogdan was not easy. Much of the match was decided in the first set when Niemeier won the tie-break (7-6, 6-2).
Jule Niemeier has notched up six wins in her last ten matches at the indoor hard-court matches.
Kamilla Rakhimova was approaching the start in Cluj-Napoca after a poor performance in Monastir. At that event, she lost in the first round to Moyuka Uchijima (3-6, 3-6).
In Romania, Kamilla overcame two qualifying rounds before defeating Olga Danilovic (6-2, 6-4) in the first round of the main draw. Clearly, now Rahimova has hit her stride locally, feels confident and is ready to fight for a place in the quarter-finals.
Kamilla Rakhimova has lost six of her last ten matches to opponents from the top 100.
In three of Niemeier’s previous five matches, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.05.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Niemeier’s Rating – 74
Jule Niemeier Wins/Losses in 2022 – 38/20
Rakhimova’s Rating – 127
Kamilla Rakhimova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 25/24
Jule and Kamilla will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Winners Sports Club, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Winners Open: Niemeier vs Rakhimova at 1xBet.