A couple of years ago, we could expect to see Diana Yastremska and Sofia Kenin in the final stages of various status tournaments. However, these days, the girls will cross paths in the first round at the modest Challenger in Angers. Dayana Yastremska and Sofia Kenin will play against each other in the first round of the Open Angers Arena Loire. The match will start on December 6 at 18:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2.5) for Yastremska – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.75.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Sets Scoring: 1<2 – 2.18.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – 2nd Set Games Over 9.5 – 2.00.
The tennis players have been underperforming throughout the season and are not at their peak at the moment. Nevertheless, the bookmakers give the advantage in this pairing to Kenin. Taking into account the numerous failures, we expect that the chances of winning today will be largely equal. Moreover, Yastremska won in two of the three face-offs.
Three times Yastremska and Kenin played each other. In two of their three matches, more than 21 games were played. It is unlikely that either of them will get an easy win today.
Diana Yastremska made the quarterfinals of the Birmingham grass tennis tournament back in June. She has not been able to make it past the second round at any of the tournaments and has often been shut out right after the opening encounters.
A week ago, Yastremska had a taste of the action in Andorra. In the first round, she defeated Nigina Abduraimova (6-1, 6-4). However, in the second round, a sensational defeat to Weronika Falkowska (4-6, 7-5, 3-6) followed.
Yastremska has four straight defeats in France.
Sofia Kenin has a seriously protracted playing crisis. The former world number 4 has won only nine of her 24 matches in 2022 and currently sits a modest 240th in the world rankings.
In the last two tournaments, Sofia has given hope to her fans. In W25 Waco, she managed to reach the semi-finals and in Midland, she reached the quarterfinals.
Sofia Kenin has lost her last seven meetings as a clear favourite.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Dayana Yastremska’s Rating – 101
Dayana Yastremska Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/24
Sofia Kenin’s Rating – 238
Sofia Kenin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 9/16
In three of Yastremska’s last five matches, more games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “Sets Scoring: 1<2” with odds of 2.18.
In two of the three face-to-face meetings, more than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 2.00.
Dayana Yastremska leads with a score of 2-1 in the head-to-head meetings. The last time they met was at the Qatar Open in 2020. In that match, Yastremska defeated Kenin (6-3, 7-6) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Arena Loire Trélazé, Angers, France.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 WTA Open Angers Arena Loire: Dayana Yastremska vs Sofia Kenin at 1xBet.