Ludmilla Samsonova will face Garbine Muguruza in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open. The game will start on September 23 at 07:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Muguruza – 2.24.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.72.
Samsonova has played the American hard series strongly and played two matches in Tokyo without dropping a set. However, we wouldn’t immediately discount Muguruza. The Spanish tennis player has been in the shadows for a long time, but she had glimpses of her game in New York. In familiar Tokyo, she will be able to prove herself. What’s more, Garbiñe defeated Ludmilla (6-3, 6-1) on the hard court in Melbourne last year.
The women have a strong serve, which is very effective on the fast surface in Tokyo. The match is expected to be a long one with more than 21 games to play.
Samsonova has not given up a single set so far this week. Now it’s safe to say that she is the main favourite of the tournament.
On Thursday, Ludmilla defeated Wang Xinyu (7-6, 6-3). The Chinese player put up a good fight in the first set and played through to the tie-break, but that was the end of the intrigue. Samsonova took the second set with a score of 6-3.
In the first match, Samsonova defeated Elena Rybakina (6-2, 6-4).
Samsonova has won at least two matches at her fourth consecutive tournament. In August, she took titles in Washington and Cleveland.
Ludmilla Samsonova has won 15 of her last 16 matches.
Muguruza was seeded and started in the second round.
In the first match, she defeated Despina Papamichail (6-4, 6-2). Apart from one game on her serve, Garbine played this match almost perfectly.
By all appearances, Muguruza has prepared well for the final part of the season. This was evident back at the US Open, where she defeated Clara Tauson (6-3, 7-6) and Linda Fruhvirtova (6-0, 6-4). In the match against Petra Kvitova, the former world #1 missed two match points and lost with a score of 7-5, 3-6, 6-7.
Garbiñe Muguruza has won four of her last five matches in Asia.
In three of Muguruza’s previous five matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.80.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Samsonova’s Rating – 30
Ludmilla Samsonova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 25/15
Muguruza’s Rating – 12
Garbine Muguruza Wins/Losses in 2022 – 12/15
Garbine leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters.
The match will be played at Center Court, Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan.
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