Another high-profile clash awaits us in one of the second-round matches at the WTA 125 tournament in Angers. Sofia Kenin, a former Australian Open champion, will play against Anhelina Kalinina, who is practically one of the top 50 tennis players in the world here and now. Sofia Kenin and Anhelina Kalinina will play against each other in the second round of the Open Angers Arena Loire. The match will start on December 8 at 19:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Kalinina – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.79.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 2nd Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.62.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – Sets Scoring: 1>2 – 2.26.
Both players made it through the first round in Angers with a convincing performance on their serves. Overall, Kalinina has been the more stable player of the season. It is too early to say that Kenin’s crisis is over. We are inclined to believe that Anhelina will make it to the quarterfinals of this pair.
The opponents have played each other three times in their careers. In their last two matches, they have exchanged sets, which we can’t rule out today.
Sofia Kenin, after numerous setbacks, has played quite well in two tournaments in a row. In Tayler, she had a semi-final, and in Midland, she managed to reach the quarterfinals.
In the first round in Angers, Kenin played against Dayana Yastremska. The game was played with the advantage of Sofia, who made fewer mistakes and took a well-deserved victory with a score of 6-4, 6-2.
Sofia Kenin has seven defeats in her last eight matches as a favourite.
Anhelina Kalinina has not competed on tour for a month. At the last tournament in Shrewsbury, the tennis player marked the semifinals. There were fears that she would have a difficult start in Angers without match practice.
However, Kalinina had no trouble at all against Katrina Scott (6-1, 6-2) in the first round. Angelina served just once and managed to break six times.
Kalinina has won four of her last five matches on the indoor hard-courts.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Sofia Kenin’s Rating – 240
Sofia Kenin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 10/15
Anhelina Kalinina’s Rating – 53
Anhelina Kalinina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 27/21
In three head-to-head encounters, less than 9.5 games were played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.62.
In four of Kenin’s previous five matches, more games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “Sets Scoring: 1>2” with odds of 2.26.
Sofia Kenin leads with a score of 2-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was in 2017 in the USA. In that match, Kenin defeated Kalinina (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) in three sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Arena Loire Trélazé, Angers, France.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 WTA Open Angers Arena Loire: Sofia Kenin vs Anhelina Kalinina at 1xBet.