WTA Indian Wells 1/8-Finals
Potapova – Paolini: 12.03.2024 19:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Anastasia Potapova has played pretty decently so far in Indian Wells. In her second round, Potapova absolutely dominated against Podoroska. Potapova lost only 2 games in this match. Even with such a bad 1st serve percentage, Potapova managed to win easily. Her opponent, Paolini, is playing her best tennis! The Italians are on an 8-match winning streak. Three weeks ago, Paolini won the title in Dubai. Here in Indian Wells, she continued her winning streak, winning against Maria and Kalinskaya. Paolini looked a little bit tired in the match against Kalinskaya, and it is hard to expect her to keep playing at that level. We believe that Potapova will be more rested coming into this match. Paolini is the favorite, according to the bookies, given his current form. However, Potapova played a great match in the last round, and we believe that she will win tonight as she is more rested!
Value bet/ the best odds: Potapova to win @2.20 @bet365
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Pavlyuchenkova – Kostyuk: 12.03.2024 21:00 CEST
H2H: 1-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova played a great match in the second round of Indian Wells. In the 1/16-Finals against Haddad Maia it was a different story. Pavlyuchenkova started the match really slow as she made many unforced errors. She played better as the match went on and won in the end in three sets. Her opponent, Kostyuk, got lucky with the draw. She won in the second round against Hontama in two easy sets. In the 1/16-Finals she would have played against Vondrousova, but Vondrousova unfortunately had to withdraw from the tournament. Both players, Kostyuk and Pavlyuchenkova, are in similar form at the moment. We believe that this match will be pretty even. It will be no wonder if they stay for a long time on the court tonight! All being said, over games is a value bet as we expect this match to go the distance!
Value bet/ the best odds: over 21.5 games @1.80 @bet365
Swiatek – Putinsteva: 13.03.2024 04:00 CEST
H2H: 2-0
Iga Swiatek has been playing really well this season, getting lots of wins. She has only had 2 losses this season so far. However, those losses were major ones! Both matches she lost were in the big tournaments! She lost against Noskova at the Australian Open and against Kalinskaya in Dubai! Indian Wells is another big tournament, and it will be interesting to see her play and if she is going to stay confident as the tournament goes on. Her opponent, Putinsteva, had a perfect tournament thus far. She won all three matches in straight sets. In her last match in the 1/16-Finals against Keys, Putinsteva saved 7/8 breakpoints where she showed us how well she handles the pressure. We believe that Swiatek will win tonight, but we still think that Putinsteva should not be such an underdog. The handicap line is set at 7.5, which is really high. That being said, even if Swiatek wins 6-3 6-2, we would still win the bet! Putinseva to cover the line is a value bet, and you should definitely go for it!
Value bet/ the best odds: Putinsteva +7.5 games handicap @1.67 @bet365
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