Caroline Garcia and Daria Kasatkina will face each other in the last group match of the WTA Finals. Who will make it out of the group? The match will start on November 5 at 23:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3) for Kasatkina – 1.648.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20 – 1.59.
The group standings are such that the opponents will be playing for second place in the semi-finals today. The first one predictably went to Swiatek. Kasatkina and Garcia have exchanged victories in their two head-to-head encounters. Daria is able to work more consistently on the backhand, but she will have a hard time on her serve. On the whole, the Russian is hardly inferior to Caroline in terms of game form at the moment and due to her willpower and character, in our opinion, she will have a chance to win.
In their last head-to-head encounter, the tennis players played three sets. Today, a trip to the semi-finals of the final tournament is on the line and it is unlikely that Daria or Caroline will leave the court without a fight.
Caroline Garcia started off the tournament with a convincing win over Corey Gauff (6-4, 6-3). The success was achieved largely due to her experience and more consistent first serve.
In the second round, Caroline was up against world #1 Iga Swiatek. It was not an exciting match (3-6, 2-6). Maybe Caroline was even saving her energy for a decisive match in the group against Daria Kasatkina.
In ten of Gauff’s previous 13 matches, there had been exactly two sets.
Garcia has played six tie-breaks in the previous six encounters.
Daria Kasatkina had nothing in her start in Fort Worth against Iga Swiatek. Once again in her career, the Russian tennis player lost to the representative of Poland (2-6, 3-6).
It is worth noting that the first setback did not upset Daria. In the second-round match against Corey Gauff, she was very motivated and she was able to win (7-6, 6-3). On her own serve, Kasatkina looked unconvincing (5 breakpoints). However, once again she was very good on the receiving end, taking Corey’s serve five times in the match.
Kasatkina had lost in five of her previous nine encounters.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Garcia’s Rating – 6
Caroline Garcia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 42/20
Kasatkina’s Rating – 8
Daria Kasatkina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 41/21
In Kasatkina’s last six matches, less than 9.5 games were played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.65.
In Garcia’s last four matches, there were more games played in the first set. We offer to bet on “Sets Scoring: 1>2” with odds of 2.26.
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Silicon Valley Classic in 2021. In that match, Kasatkina defeated Garcia (3-6, 7-5, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played at WTA Finals Stadium Court, Dickies Arena Fort Worth, United States.
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