Kaia Kanepi will face Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the Tallinn Open. The game will start on September 28 at 18:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3) for Ostapenko – 1.84
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.76.
Ostapenko will play in Tallinn after a difficult week in Seoul. That said, the organisers had set her match for Wednesday, so there was generally plenty of time to prepare. Jelena is hardly inferior to Kaia in terms of her potential. Moreover, Kanepi has been without playing practice for almost a month.
Both tennis players are not known for their consistency. For example, three of Kanepi’s last five matches have seen tie-breaks. Ostapenko exchanged sets with her opponents in three of the five matches played last week in Seoul.
Kaia Kanepi has not played anywhere on tour since the US Open. The home tournament in Tallinn will be her first after three weeks. In New York, she was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka (6-2, 6-7, 4-6) in the second round, although she led 5-1 in the second set.
On the whole, Kanepi has had a rather successful season. In total, she has 26 wins since the beginning of the year, while losing 15 times. On the hard court, she reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as well as the finals in Washington.
Kaia Kanepi has won seven of her last eight matches at tournaments in Estonia.
Jelena Ostapenko had a poor showing at the US Open, losing in the first round to Zheng Qinwen (3-6, 6-3, 4-6). She made a comeback last week in Seoul. In a match that was far from convincing, the Latvian made it to the finals where she fell to Ekaterina Alexandrova (6-7, 0-6).
Ostapenko has 30 wins and 16 losses on tour in 2022. In February, she managed to win a hard-court tournament in Dubai. However, in her last four starts, apart from Seoul, Jelena has never made it past the second round.
In three of Kontaveit’s last five 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 2.05.
Kanepi has played tie-breaks in three of her last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 3.05.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Kontaveit’s Rating – 32
Kaia Kanepi Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/15
Wang’s Rating – 19
Jelena Ostapenko Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/16
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at Eastbourne International in 2018. Ostapenko defeated Kanepi (6-3, 7-5) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, FORUS Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia.
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