Ludmilla Samsonova will play against Aryna Sabalenka in the second round of the tournament in Guadalajara. The game will start on October 19 at 17:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Samsonova – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.65.
Sabalenka’s performance has been affected by the pause. Sabalenka looked very unconvincing in San Diego and did not show a stable game on her serve. Without it, it will be difficult to beat Samsonova. After all, Ludmila is betting on strong serve, quickdraws and gives very few chances to her opponents on her serve. We expect Ludmilla to make it to the third round in Guadalajara.
More than once it has been noted in predictions that for the most part, Samsonova wins in two sets. In this format, she has played the last 14 successful matches in a row.
Samsonova defeated Kaia Kanepi (6-1, 7-5) in the first round. Ludmilla played the match at a high level, especially in the first set, in which the opponent took only one game.
In the second set, Kaia even had a break, but she easily won back the match. At 6-5, she raised a game on reception and won the match.
This time, Samsonova was much better than in her match against Bianca Andreescu (6-7, 6-4, 2-6) in San Diego last week.
In any case, Samsonova is impressive with her play in the second half of the season. From the looks of it, she is already knocking on the top 10 in the near future.
Ludmilla Samsonova has won five of her last six matches against tennis players with a strong serve.
Sabalenka won one match in San Diego last week. After beating Sloane Stephens (1-6, 6-3, 6-2), she lost to Donna Vekic (4-6, 7-6, 1-6,).
The loss to Vekic was certainly an unpleasant surprise for many, but there is one nuance to consider here.
Due to the inattention of the tournament organizers, Aryna had to play two three-set matches in 18 hours. She had an evening match on Thursday and a morning match on Friday. It is clear that Sabalenka had no time to recover.
In the match against Vekic, the world #4 lost the third set with a score of 1:6. Undoubtedly, the reason for the failure is fatigue.
In eight of Aryna Sabalenka’s last ten matches on the hard court, more than 20 games have been played.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Samsonova’s Rating – 22
Ludmilla Samsonova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 29/16
Sabalenka’s Rating – 4
Aryna Sabalenka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/19
In Samsonova’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 1.78.
Ludmilla and Aryna will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Akron Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara, Mexico.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Guadalajara Open Akron: Samsonova vs Sabalenka at 1xBet.