Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka will meet on the court in the WTA Finals. The match will start on November 1 at 01:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3) for Sabalenka – 1.572.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.99.
Sabalenka has won two of their three head-to-head encounters. We think the bookmakers slightly underestimate Aryna, who can perform at a high level in one individual match. Especially as Jabeur has not had full playing practice.
Sabalenka was unimpressive in her recent tournaments, but she fought in every match and never left the court without a fight, although there were a lot of mistakes in her actions. Jabeur took a long break and it’s hard to judge how ready she is for the start in Fort Worth. We don’t think an easy win can be expected from either of them today.
Jabeur will play in the WTA Finals for the first time in her career. She is currently ranked 2nd in the current rankings.
Ons has reached the finals at two Grand Slam tournaments this year: Wimbledon and US Open.
In the former, the tennis player from Tunisia lost in the title match to Elena Rybakina (6-3, 2-6, 2-6), while in New York, she was stopped by Iga Swiatek (2-6, 6-7).
In early October, Jabeur had an unsuccessful performance at her home tournament in Monastir. In the quarterfinals, she sensationally lost to Claire Liu (3-6, 6-4, 4-6).
Like Swiatek, Jabeur also decided to skip the major tournament in Guadalajara, opting to concentrate on preparing for the WTA Finals.
Ons Jabeur has won five of her last six matches as a favourite.
Sabalenka, meanwhile, had to go to Guadalajara to guarantee her participation in the final.
However, Aryna did not manage to solve this issue on her own. In the first match, she lost to Ludmilla Samsonova (4-6, 6-2, 2-6).
However, thanks to the results of the matches against her rivals, she could still play in Fort Worth.
In the second half of the season, the main achievements of Sabalenka were reaching the semifinals at the US Open and a tournament in Cincinnati. This year, Aryna has not won a single tournament.
Last season, Sabalenka failed to make the group stage at the WTA Finals.
In Aryna Sabalenka’s last five matches, more than 20 games have been played.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Jabeur’s Rating – 2
Ons Jabeur Wins/Losses in 2022 – 46/15
Sabalenka’s Rating – 7
Aryna Sabalenka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/20
In three of Jabeur’s five previous 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 1.69.
Sabalenka leads with a score of 2-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at Wimbledon in 2021. In that match, Sabalenka defeated Jabeur (6-4, 6-3) in two sets.
The match will be played at WTA Finals Stadium Court, Dickies Arena Fort Worth, United States
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 WTA Finals: Jabeur vs Sabalenka at 1xBet.