Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Lesia Tsurenko
Eva Lis
On September 9, the main draw of the WTA women's tennis tournament starts in Tunisia. The lineup here is not the most powerful, although you can try your luck in terms of betting. Dailysports experts offer their prediction for the match Lesia Tsurenko - Eva Lis.
Lesia Tsurenko
The experienced Ukrainian tennis player is at the sunset of her career, she is 35 years old and her results are not impressive. Before this tournament, Tsurenko lost 7 out of 8 meetings, and twice she withdrew from matches due to injuries. At the last U.S. Open, she was eliminated in the first round, losing to not the most dangerous middle seed Peyton Stearns 1:6, 5:7.
The Ukrainian is still capable of producing a powerful match, although stability is out of the question. Tsurenko is ranked 85th in the world rankings and will have to play against a difficult opponent in the first round of the tournament.
Eva Lis
The young German athlete is little known to tennis fans, she is only 22 years old and is ranked 112th in the world rankings. Lis has played in the main draw at three of the four Slams this year, but has consistently lost in the first round, although she has always made it through qualifying.
At the last US Open, she lost in the first round to Czech Republic's Bouskova in a hard-fought 2-6, 6-1, 5-7 loss. Barring the majors, the German mostly plays at minor tournaments, she has potential, but she needs to play more often against strong opponents.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The rivals have played each other once, it was last year, in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Canberra, then Tsurenko managed to win in a hard-fought battle - 6:2, 5:7, 6:3.
- Tsurenko has played 18 matches on hard court this season, winning only 8 of them, while Lis has won 7 out of 11 matches on this surface.
- Bookmakers' quotes are as follows: W1 - 2.51, W2 - 1.55.
Lesia Tsurenko vs Eva Lis Prediction
Initially there was no clear favorite in this pairing, but now the odds on the success of the German tennis player are gradually falling. The German is 13 years younger, which can be a determining factor. I expect a difficult and unpredictable match, in which I bet on a total of more than 20.5 games.
