Jasmine Paolini and Anna Blinkova will play against each other in the final of the WTA tournament in Cluj-Napoca. The game will start on October 16 at 18:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Paolini – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.61.
The opponents in the final know what to expect from each other since they have played against each other four times. The scores are tied at 2-2 in their head-to-head encounters. However, it is worth noting that Paolini has won their last two games. In Cluj-Napoca, Paolini on the way to the title match looked more stable, spent less energy and will be quite able to take advantage of Anna’s fatigue and her numerous mistakes today.
In four head-to-head encounters, the two players have never exchanged a sets win or played more than 22 games.
Paolini reached the final at the WTA level for the second time in her career. Last year, she took the title in Portoroz.
In Cluj-Napoca, Jasmine started with a strong win over Marta Kostyuk (5-7, 6-3, 6-4). In the third set, Jasmine lost twice with a break, but eventually overpowered Marta.
In the second round, Paolini defeated Dayana Yastremska (6-4, 6-1). Here it was much easier, her opponent took only five games in total.
Paolini defeated Jule Niemeier (7-5, 7-5) in the quarterfinals and Wang Xiyu (7-5, 4-6, 6-3) in the semi-finals.
Paolini has won at least two matches at seven ATP tournaments this season.
Jasmine Paolini has notched up nine wins in her last ten matches against qualifiers.
Blinkova, meanwhile, will play in an ATP final for the first time. Previously, her best result was a semi-final at this level.
In Cluj-Napoca, Anna defeated two top-50 tennis players at the same tournament for the second time in her career.
Blinkova had a strong win over Anastasia Potapova (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) on Saturday and managed to stop Anhelina Kalinina (6-7, 6-1, 6-3) in the quarterfinals.
Including qualifying in Cluj-Napoca, Blinkova has now won seven matches.
In four of Anna Blinkova’s last five matches on the Indoors, more than 20 games have been played.
In three of the four face-to-face 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 – 78
Jasmine Paolini Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/23
Blinkova’s Rating – 138
Anna Blinkova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 41/26
The score in the head-to-head encounters is tied at 1-1. The last time they met was at the Contrexeville in July. In that match, Paolini defeated Blinkova (6-0, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Winners Sports Club, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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