Jaqueline Cristian will face Elise Mertens in the first round of the Jasmin Open. The game will start on October 3 at 17:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Cristian – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20 – 1.81.
Mertens is higher in the rankings and receives a clear favourite status from the bookmakers. However, the Belgian tennis player has not been stable enough. Cristian returned to the tour after injury and is also not stable, but at the expense of possible mistakes from the opponent, she can not lose in a big handicap today.
In the upcoming match, we expect the underdog to put up a decent fight. It should be noted that in four of the last six matches, Cristian played the maximum number of sets.
Jacqueline Cristian was off the tour for six months from February to August due to injury. The return came at the US Open where Cristian lost to Anett Kontaveit (3-6, 0-6). However, in September, she managed to win not the most prestigious ITF France 20A.
Last week, Cristian was playing in Tallinn. She was unable to prove herself fully as she lost in the first round to Katie Boulter (3-6, 1-6).
Cristian has won five of her last six matches.
Mertens has been unstable all season and has never really managed to get on a decent winning streak. Since the Wimbledon 1/8 finals, she has never made it past the third round at any of her tournaments.
Mertens last played a week ago in Tokyo. In that event, she defeated Qiang Wang (6-0, 6-3) in the first round. However, in the second round, she was unable to stop Claire Liu (4-6, 1-6).
Mertens has lost three of her last four matches.
In Mertens’ three previous matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.51.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Cristian’s Rating – 68
Jaqueline Cristian Wins/Losses in 2022 – 10/9
Mertens’s Rating – 44
Elise Mertens Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/20
Jaqueline and Mertens will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Jasmin Open: Cristian vs Mertens at 22bet and MelBet.