Vekic – Sun: 09.07.2024 14:00 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Donna Vekic has won four of her last five matches. Two weeks ago, Vekic played in the final of the WTA Bad Homburg. She lost against Shnaider in three tight sets. Here at Wimbledon, Donna won her first round match, after she was 0-1 down against Wang Yi. After that, in the second round, Vekic dominated against Andreeva and won the match in straight sets. In the third round, Donna defeated Yastremska in three sets. After two tiebreaks, Donna was great in the deciding set, which she won 6-1. Yesterday, in the 1/8-Finals, Donna defeated Badosa in three sets. It was overall a very quality match for both players. Vekic reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time. Last year at Wimbledon, Donna lost in the third round against Vondrousova.
Lulu Sun has won seven straight matches. She is a qualifier here at Wimbledon. Sun has won both of her first two round matches in three sets. In the first round, Sun upset Zheng in three tight sets. It was one of the biggest matches of her career. Lulu defeated Zhu in the third round through two tiebreaks. Yesterday, Sun upset Raducanu in three sets. Lulu was playing outside of this world. Before this success, Lulu had only four main-draw tour level wins. This will be the biggest match of her young career.
According to the bookies, Donna is the favorite in this matchup. Being so experienced, we believe that Vekic will win against Sun easily. Donna loves to play on grass, and she has been very consistent for the last couple of weeks.
That being said, Donna covering the games handicap is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Donna Vekic -3.5 games handicap @1.73 @bet365
Paolini – Navarro: 09.07.2024 16:30 CEST
H2H: 0-3
Jasmine Paolini has won four of her last five matches. Two weeks ago in Eastbourne, Paolini reached the semifinals where she lost against Kasatkina in three tight sets. She has won the first three rounds in straight sets. Her biggest challenge was yesterday against Keys. Paolini was 2-5 down in the deciding set. Keys got injured late in the third set, and just could not finish the match. Jasmine won three consecutive games when Keys decided to retire at 5-5 in the deciding set.
Emma Navarro has won four of her last five matches. Two weeks ago, Navarro reached the semifinals of the WTA Bad Homburg where she lost against Shnaider in three sets. Here at Wimbledon, Navarro won her first two matches in straight sets. In the third round, Navarro lost the first set against Shnaider. However, she stepped up her game, and won the match in three sets. Yesterday, Emma upset Coco Gauff in straight sets. It was one of her best performances of this season.
According to the bookies, Navarro is just the slight favorite in this matchup. Paolini is a great clay court player, but she never had any success on grass. We believe that Navarro is a better grass court player, and that she will win easily tomorrow.
That being said, Navarro winning is a value bet.
Value bet/ the best odds: Emma Navarro winning @1.53 @bet365
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