Daria Kasatkina and Paula Badosa will face each other in the semi-finals of the Silicon Valley Classic. The game will start on August 7 at 02:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2) for Badosa – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 22 – 1.83.
The only face-to-face meeting between the two players on the hard court ended with a convincing win for Badosa. In Sydney this year, Paula gave Kasatkina only four games.
Both head-to-head encounters between Kasatkina and Badosa ended in two sets. We expect that this match will not go beyond two sets.
Kasatkina reached the semi-finals for the fifth time this season. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka (4-6, 7-5, 6-0) on Friday.
Daria lost the first set and struggled to take the second. In the third set, she did not give up a single game to Aryna.
It is noteworthy that Aryna committed 20 double faults. However, Kasatkina in this sense also made 13 double faults.
If she wins in San Jose, Kasatkina will move up to ninth place in the ranking.
On her way to the semi-finals, she also defeated Elena Rybakina (1-6, 6-2, 6-0) and Taylor Townsend (6-4, 6-0).
Kasatkina has won five of her last six matches at WTA 500 tournaments.
Badosa was one of the seeded players, so she started in the second round.
The first match was a real test for Paula. She barely defeated Elizabeth Mandlik (6-2, 5-7, 7-6).
Paula stopped Coco Gauff (7-6, 6-2) in the quarterfinals. In the first set, Badosa defeated Coco on a tie-break. In the second set, she gave her opponent only two games.
Badosa has lost three times in her last five matches at the semi-final stage.
In 3 of Badosa’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.69.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Kasatkina’s Rating – 12
Daria Kasatkina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/14
Badosa’s Rating – 4
Paula Badosa Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/13
The score is 1-1 In the head-to-head matches between Kasatkina and Badosa.
The match will be played at Stadium, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States.
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