In the second round of the WTA tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Wang Xinyu and Anna Blinkova will play against each other. The game will start on October 13 at 16:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Wang – 1.92.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.83.
In my opinion, Xinyu Wang will have a better chance of reaching the quarterfinals in this pairing. A week ago, she warmed up, played in the final of the tournament in Trnava and started in Cluj-Napoca with a more than confident win over the experienced Linette. Blinkova even in the game against her young compatriot Zakharova had problems and due to her instability is unlikely to win today.
There’s no discernible difference in class between the two players, which could lead to a long match.
Wang had a mini-sensation in the first round, beating Magda Linette (2-6, 4-6). Magda took only six games.
Last week, Xinyu reached the final at an ITF tournament in Slovakia’s Trnava. In the deciding match, she lost to Katie Swan (1-6, 6-3, 4-6).
Remarkably, Wang has never advanced beyond the second round at the WTA level this year.
In September, she won one match in Tokyo and did not get past a single round in Tallinn.
Xinyu has won five of her last six matches.
Blinkova, meanwhile, can already be satisfied with her performance in Cluj-Napoca.
The fact is that Anna got into the main draw through qualification. In qualifying, she defeated Lesia Tsurenko (6-2, 7-5) and Mirjam Bjorklund (6-2, 6-2), without dropping a single set.
In the first round, Anna defeated compatriot Anastasia Zakharova (6-1, 7-6) – also in two sets.
Blinkova overcame qualification in Ostrava last week before losing straight away to Caty McNally (1-6, 2-6).
Blinkova has won three matches in Cluj-Napoca.
In three of Xinyu Wang’s previous five matches, less than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.67.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Wang’s Rating – 80
Wang Xinyu Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/23
Blinkova’s Rating – 138
Anna Blinkova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 38/26
Wang and Blinkova 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: Wang vs Blinkova at 1xBet.