Anastasia Potapova will play against Tatjana Maria in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open. The game will start on June 20 at 11:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+3) for Maria – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21 – 1.77.
Potapova has not had any success on tour for a long time after her title in Istanbul. In addition, she has not yet played on grass this year and has very little experience on such a surface.
Tatjana Maria has had a good time on the grass, she will play at her home tournament which will give her more motivation.
Both tennis players are on a long three-set series. Irrespective of whether a win or a loss followed. Potapova has exchanged winning sets with her opponents in five previous matches, Maria has four.
Potapova has never played on grass before this season. At the beginning of June, she decided to play on clay in Valencia.
In the first round, Anastasia had a strong win over Oksana Selekhmeteva (5-7, 7-5, 6-2) before losing to Julia Grabher (7-5, 3-6, 4-6).
Apparently, Potapova decided to concentrate on clay tournaments, because of her unexpected success in Istanbul, where she sensationally took the title.
She had little success on this surface after Istanbul. For example, she failed to qualify at Roland Garros.
Potapova has played all three sets in her last five matches.
Maria, meanwhile, played in a tournament in Gaiba last week. She won two matches before losing to Diane Parry (4-6, 6-3, 3-6).
In Nottingham, Tatiana failed in the first round, losing to Katie Boulter (6-4, 1-6, 4-6).
At the ITF tournament in Surbiton, she also made it through two rounds but stopped after the quarterfinals. This time, Maria lost to Coco Vandeweghe (7-4, 3-6, 1-6).
Maria’s main success this year remains her victory at the Bogota clay tournament.
Tatjana Maria has picked up at least 11 games in her last seven matches.
In three of Potapova’s previous five matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with the odds of 1.97.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 9/10
Potapova’s Rating – 77
Anastasia Potapova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 18/13
Maria’s Rating – 109
Tatjana Maria Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/16
Who won the last meeting between these players?
The score in the head-to-head clash is 2-1. The last face-off took place in 2020. In that game, Potapova won with a score of 6-3, 6-3 in Acapulco.
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Center Court, TC Bad Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the Bad Homburg Open: Potapova vs Maria at Sportsbet.io and VBet.