Jelena Ostapenko and Alison Riske will play each other in the 1/16 finals of the National Bank Open. The game will start on August 10 at 16:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2) for Ostapenko – 1.74.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21 – 1.79.
In the upcoming match, a lot will depend on the strength of the own serve. Ostapenko looked more stable in this component at the beginning of the tournament. We should add that Jelena has defeated her opponent twice in her career and she is quite capable to upset Riske once again.
The last face-off took place at this year’s Australian Open. Ostapenko had to play three sets to win. We expect today’s game to be a long one as well.
Jelena Ostapenko approached the start in Toronto on the back of a successful performance during the grass part of the season. She had a final in Eastbourne and reached the fourth round of Wimbledon.
The transition to the hard court can be called a confident performance by Jelena. In the first round in Toronto, she left no chance against Anhelina Kalinina (6-4, 6-2). World #16 allowed just one break and shot 67% of her shots on serve.
Ostapenko has lost five of her last six matches at the WTA-1000 level.
Riske returned to the hard court as early as last week. In San Jose, Alison suffered a sensational first-round defeat from Elizabeth Mandlick (3-6, 3-6).
In Toronto, Riske had already managed to surprise herself in the first round. She played against Petra Kvitova and won in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 6-3). Notably, Alison’s serve wasn’t very convincing. Petra had four break points in the match.
Riske has won four of her last six matches on hard court.
In the two head-to-head matches between the two players, more than 9.5 games were played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.03.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Ostapenko’s Rating – 16
Jelena Ostapenko Wins/Losses in 2022 – 25/12
Riske’s Rating – 35
Alison Riske Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/15
Ostapenko leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head encounters. Both meetings were played on the hard court.
The match will be played at Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Canada.
We recommend checking out the odds for the National Bank Open: Ostapenko vs Riske at 22bet.