Clara Tauson and Varvara Gracheva will play against each other in the quarterfinals of the Challenger in Limoges. Tauson had trouble beating Marta Kostyuk in the previous round. The Ukrainian did her best on the court and tried to put up a good fight. Clara is an indoors specialist and has been at her best on this court, winning WTA tournaments. The match will start on December 15 at 17:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Gracheva – 1.928.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.725.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Tie-Break – Yes – 2.80.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – 2nd Set Games Over 9.5 – 1.97.
Tauson played two difficult games in Limoges and did not show a reliable and consistent performance. There was a lot of fluctuation in Clara’s performance. Gracheva has the experience of beating the Dane, is now in good playing form and is quite capable of not losing at least in a big way.
In Tauson’s last three games, there have been tie-breaks and totals in excess of 21 games. Tonight’s quarterfinal matchup is expected to be tight as well.
Clara Tauson has not played a decent part of the season and has had health problems. It is noticeable that at the end of the year, the young Dane is keen to make up for lost time and return to the top 100 if possible.
A week ago, Tauson marked a quarterfinal in Angers, where she failed to cope with Anhelina Kalinina (6-7, 4-7). In Limoges, Clara also reached the quarter-finals. She faced tough opponents but managed to win 2-0 in sets against Kristina Mladenovic (7-6, 7-6) and Marta Kostyuk (7-6, 6-4).
Clara Tauson has won nine of her last ten matches at the indoor hard court.
Varvara Gracheva has only competed once in Limoges. A year ago, the Russian tennis player managed to make it to the semifinals and now she is close to repeating that result.
In the first round, Gracheva pulled off an upset, defeating experienced player Alize Cornet (3-6, 6-4, 6-2). In the second round, it was easy for the Russian player. In the second round, she easily defeated Audrey Albie (6-0, 6-3).
Varvara Gracheva has lost nine of her last ten encounters as an outsider.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Clara Tauson’s Rating – 115
Clara Tauson Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/17
Varvara Gracheva’s Rating – 95
Varvara Gracheva Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/31
In Tauson’s last three matches, tie-breaks have been played. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.80.
In two of Gracheva’s three previous matches, 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 1.97.
Varvara Gracheva leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at Saint-Malo in 2021. In that match, Gracheva defeated Tauson (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France.
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