Lauren Davis will play against Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the tournament in Guadalajara. The game will start on October 18 at 17:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3.5) for Davis – 1.68.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.59.
The opponents in the upcoming match know each other well, as they have played against each other four times. So far, the score in their head-to-head encounters is tied at 2-2. This year in Rome, the victory went to Davis. In recent tournaments, Ostapenko was not impressive, losing in the first round. Lauren confidently passed qualification, has adapted to not the easiest conditions in Guadalajara and today will clearly have no less chance to win than Elena.
In the three previous matches, the opponents have not exchanged set won, with the total not exceeding the 17-game mark.
Lauren Davis holds a place in the top 100 in the rankings, although she does not have much to show for it. However, in recent tournaments, she consistently wins one or two matches and leaves the competition. For example, at the US Open, she managed to make it to the third round. In Parma, it was a quarterfinal.
In Guadalajara, Davis made it through qualifying with confidence. First, she beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands (6-2, 6-4) before leaving no chance for Nao Hibino (6-4, 6-1). Obviously, the match practice gained will be an advantage against Ostapenko.
Davis has won five of her last seven matches overall.
Jelena Ostapenko has had mixed success on the tour but is ranked 23rd in the world rankings due to her success at individual tournaments.
After the finals in Seoul, she failed in two tournaments in the halls of Tallinn and Ostrava. She left these tournaments right after the opening matches, losing to Kaia Kanepi (6-4, 4-6, 0-6) and Aliaksandra Sasnovich (2-6, 2-6).
Ostapenko has won four of her last five matches on a hard court.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Davis’ Rating – 89
Lauren Davis Wins/Losses in 2022 – 28/24
Ostapenko’s Rating – 23
Jelena Ostapenko Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/18
In three of Ostapenko’s previous five matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.01.
The score is tied at 2-2 in the head-to-head matches. The last time they met was at the Italian Open in May. In that game, Davis defeated Ostapenko (6-2, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played at Grandstand Caliente, Guadalajara, Mexico.
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