Petra Kvitova and Caroline Garcia will unexpectedly play against each other in the final game of the Cincinnati Masters. The game will start on August 21 at 19:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+2) for Garcia – 1.69.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 22 – 1.89.
Throughout the tournament, Garcia showed an excellent level of play, working confidently on her serve. She has clearly reached her peak form and she should not be underestimated. We believe that Caroline has just as much chance of the title today.
Kvitova and Garcia have only exchanged winning sets once in their eight head-to-head encounters.
Kvitova was once again reminded that she is still capable of fighting for titles, even at prestigious tournaments, despite all the problems.
The upcoming final will be her 40th. She has won 29 tournaments to date, including 12 at the WTA 1000 level.
Petra had enough difficult matches this week, but she played better than her opponents in the decisive moment.
Kvitova defeated Jil Teichmann (6-7, 7-6, 6-3), Sorana Cirstea (6-2, 6-3), Ons Jabeur (6-1, 4-6, 6-0), Ajla Tomljanovic (6-2, 6-3) and Madison Keys (6-7, 6-4, 6-3).
Petra Kvitova has won 5 of her last 6 matches when her opponent has had a strong serve.
The same can be said for Garcia, who has managed to get back to her former level after all. A while ago, she was ranked 4th in the rankings.
Right now, it’s safe to say that Caroline is playing at a top-10 level. Since June, Caroline has had 25 wins, the most on tour.
Remarkably, in Cincinnati, Garcia had to make her way into the main draw via qualification. Already after that, she stopped Petra Martic (6-3, 6-3), Maria Sakkari (7-6, 6-7, 6-1), Elise Mertens (6-4, 7-5) and Jessica Pegula (6-1, 7-5).
In the semi-finals, Caroline defeated Aryna Sabalenka (6-2, 4-6, 6-1).
Caroline Garcia has won 6 straight matches against left-handed tennis players.
In the previous four face-to-face meetings, less than 9.5 games were played in the 1st set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.72.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Kvitova’s Rating – 10
Petra Kvitova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 17/15
Garcia’s Rating – 109
Caroline Garcia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/15
Kvitova leads with a score of 7-5 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Madrid Open in 2019. Petra defeated Caroline with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
The match will be played at the Center Court, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Cincinnati Masters: Kvitova vs Garcia at 22bet and MelBet.