Jelena Ostapenko will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final game of the Korea Open. The game will start on September 25 at 06:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Alexandrova – 1.94.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20.5 – 1.69.
The final rivals know each other well as they have played each other six times. Ekaterina has four wins to her credit, including in Seoul (6-3, 6-2) in 2018. The last match between them took place this year on the clay in Madrid. The Russian representative was also stronger in three sets. We expect Alexandrova to win today as well. Ekaterina has gradually played up and didn’t spend much energy on the way to the decisive match, which can help her.
In their last two head-to-head meetings, the tennis players have exchanged winning sets. Both are not stable, which could lead to another exchange of sets.
Ostapenko reached the final in Seoul for the second time in her career. She took the title in South Korea in 2017.
On Saturday, Alena faced Emma Raducanu (4-6, 6-3, 3-0). The start of the match was not easy, the tennis player from Latvia gave up the first set, but in the course of the second, it became clear that the opponent is not very well prepared physically. As a result, in the third set, the British player withdrew with a score of 3-0 in favour of Ostapenko.
On the one hand, one can say she was lucky, but at the same time, she showed her character.
Ostapenko had only managed to win in two sets in one of her four previous matches.
Ostapenko has won at least a set in eight of her last nine hard-court matches.
Alexandrova reached the final for the second time in the season. In June, she took the title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
In the semifinals, Ekaterina had a confident victory over Tatjana Maria (6:2, 6:4). The German player let Russia score 5 break points out of 7. On reception, Alexandrova played brilliantly.
Before that, she defeated Lulu Radovcic (7-5, 7-6), Han Na-Lae (6-1, 6-3) and Asia Muhammad (6-1, 3-6, 6-1).
In their two previous head-to-head encounters, the two players had exchanged winning sets. We offer to bet on “Total Sets Over 2.5” with odds of 2.40.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Ostapenko’s Rating – 19
Jelena Ostapenko Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/15
Alexandrova’s Rating – 24
Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/16
Alexandrova leads with a score of 4-2 in the head-to-head meetings. The last time they met was at the Madrid Open in April. In that match, Alexandrova defeated Ostapenko (6-2, 4-6, 6-4) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul, Korea.
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