Petra Kvitova will face Paula Badosa in the second round of the Ostrava Open. The game will start on October 5 at 19:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Badosa – 1.59.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.76.
Given her recent failures, Badosa is the underdog. At the same time, Kvitova herself was unconvincing in the opening match against Pera, giving up her serve five times. Overall, Paula is certainly not inferior to Petra who she defeated at Wimbledon this year.
Both head-to-head encounters between the two players have been tightly fought. In those games, more than 21 games were played, which is what we expect today in Ostrava as well.
Petra Kvitova can clearly take credit for her US hard-court performance, with a final in Cincinnati and 1/8 finals at the US Open. Since that success and before Ostrava, the Czech tennis player had not played anywhere on tour.
Kvitova had a tough first-round win against Bernarda Pera (6-3, 2-6, 6-4). Petra played poorly on her serve with only 55% of her points and five break points. The Czech is defending her points from last year’s semi-final in Ostrava.
Kvitova has won her last six matches in a row at the WTA-500 level.
Paula Badosa is on a decent slump. In her four previous tournaments, Paula managed to win only one match.
The last time the world #4 played on the tour was a fortnight ago in Tokyo. In her first match against Qinwen Zheng (3-6, 2-6), she lost. In Ostrava, Badosa will start in the second round. A year ago, she was defeated by Anett Kontaveit (3-6, 4-6) in the second round.
Badosa has lost four of her last five indoor hardcourt matches.
In two face-to-face meetings, more than 10.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.00.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Kvitova’s Rating – 20
Petra Kvitova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 25/17
Badosa’s Rating – 4
Paula Badosa Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/18
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at Wimbledon in August. In that match, Paula defeated Petra (7-5, 7-6) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Ostrava Open: Kvitova vs Badosa at 22bet and MelBet.