Sarah Bailek - Kristina Dmytruk: forecast and bet on the WTA-125 tournament in Ljubljana

In the 1/8 finals of the WTA-125 clay tournament in Ljubljana, Kristina Dmytruk from Belarus will play against Sarah Bailek from the Czech Republic.

Sarah Bailek

The 18-year-old Czech representative started the tournament in Slovenia the day before yesterday. In the 1/16 finals, Beylek played a confident match and beat Leire Romero-Gormaz from Spain in two sets – 7:5; 6:1. At the very beginning of the match, both tennis players could have made a break, but Sarah and Leire missed the advantage in the games on the opponent's serve from the score of 40:15. Then, with the score 1:1 in games, Beylek lost the game on her serve and eventually settled for the score of 1:3. In the middle of the game, the tennis players exchanged breaks twice in a row from the score of 2:3 in games. Bailey eventually lost 4-5 in games, but at the most important moment, Sarah added and made two more consecutive breaks, which eventually allowed her to close the set in her favor. In the second set, from the score of 2:1 in games, Sarah made two consecutive breaks and reached the score of 5:1. After that, the representative of the Czech Republic confidently submitted for the match. The tennis players spent one hour and twenty minutes on the court.

At the moment, Sarah Bailek is ranked 144th in the WTA rankings.

Kristina Dmitruk

The 20-year-old representative of Belarus, in turn, started the day before yesterday in Ljubljana with a much more difficult match. In the 1/16 finals, Dmitruk made a sensation and beat Tena Lucas from Croatia in three sets – 6:2; 5:7; 6:2. In the first set, the tennis players exchanged breaks from the score of 2:1 in games, and then Kristina made two more consecutive breaks, which eventually allowed her to close the game with a major difference. In the second set, the tennis players exchanged breaks from the score of 1:1 in games. In the middle of the set, with the score 4-4 in games, Dmitruk lost a game on her serve, but then Kristina showed character and was able to save the game due to a return break. However, already at the score of 5:5 in terms of games, Dmitruk lost a game on her serve for the second time in a row. With the score 5:6 in games, Kristina could have made a second break in a row, but the representative of Belarus missed the advantage in the game on the opponent's serve from the score 40:0 and eventually lost the set. In the decisive set, both tennis players initially worked competently on their serves, and from the score 3:2 in games, Kristina added and after making two consecutive breaks, she was able to close the game with a large difference, as well as put a "point" in the match. The tennis players spent two hours and fifteen minutes on the court.

Forecast

In this match, Sarah Bailey is quite rightly considered by the bookmakers to be an extremely clear favorite. Sarah, at the expense of a higher class, is quite capable of winning in two sets, we suggest you take a chance and bet on this outcome.