Trading Tip – WTA Wuhan, Chwalinska v Sakkari

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WTA Wuhan
Chwalinska v Sakkari 1.80
Due to start at 7 am

Confidence rating 7/10

H2H 1-1. Most recent May 2026, clay, Chwalinska in 3. Sakkari won on clay in 2025, 3 sets. Hard win %’s favour Sakkari.

Chwalinska had a 2 sets win over Sherif in the 1st round. 3 sets win over Bouzkova as underdog in the 2nd round. 2 sets win over Jovic as huge underdog in the 3rd round.
She has a poor record on hard. Most of her WTA wins in the last 2 seasons were in qual rounds.

Sakkari had a 2 sets win over Vekic in the 1st round. 3 sets win over Kostyuk as underdog in the 2nd round. 2 sets win in the 3rd round.
She reached the Final in Athens 2026, Semi finals in Doha 2026.

12 month and 2026 stats favour Sakkari overall.
Back Sakkari around 2.20 to 2.30 and remove liability at 1.70.

Match prediction: Sakkari in 3 sets.

Update: Sakkari was priced at 1.92 when the match started. She served first and was broken after saving a break point. I backed Sakkari at 2.26.
1-0

Chwalinska held to 30.
2-0

Sakkari went 0-30 behind. I hedged for the loss at 3.00. Sakkari saved 2 break points but was broken again. Sakkari looked irritated about something. Awful start.
3-0

Chwalinska held to 30. I was looking for signs of improvement from Sakkari. We have seen a few bizarre results and performances in the last couple of weeks and this could be another one.
4-0

Sakkari was broken to 30.
5-0

Chwalinska served out the set to 0.
6-0

Sakkari won 8 points on serve in that set.

Set 1 stats

After the set, Chwalinska was priced at 1.24/1.25.
Sakkari was my pre match favourite. 6-0 (and 6-1) first sets will often turn around in the second set, especially if the market favourite lost the set.

Sakkari was serving first in the second set. I waited for her to have her service game.
She faced a break point at 30-40. I laid Chwalinska at 1.18. She saved the break point and went on to hold serve.
0-1

Chwalinska saved 2 break points. She faced another and was broken. I removed some liability at 1.56. This left me with a smaller red on Chwalinska than I had at the start of the set.
0-2

Sakkari held to 0. That was a surprise! Chwalinska was now price at 1.80/1.81.
0-3

Chwalinska faced a break point at 30-40. I hedged at 2.02 on Chwalinska’s ladder. I now had green on both players. Chwalinska saved the break point and held serve.
1-3

There were no more breaks in the set although Sakkari faced a single break point when she served at 4-2.
3-6

Chwalinska still had decent stats in that second set. There was a remarkable improvement from Sakkari.

After the set, Sakkari was priced at 1.92/1.93.

Set 2 stats

Chwalinska served first in the final set. There were a few break points for both players but the first 11 games were holds.

Sakkari served at 5-6. She had a game point but couldn’t take it. She was eventually broken and Chwalinska took the match.

Chwalinska won 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.

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Trading Tip – WTA Beijing, Zheng v Andreeva

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WTA Beijing
Zheng v Andreeva 1.61
Due to start at 12:30 pm

Confidence rating 7/10

Zheng 1-0 (Oct 2024, hard, 3 sets). Hard win %’s are even.

Zheng reached the 3rd round last year. She needed 3 sets as 1.08 favourite in the 1st round. She beat Kalinskaya who retired in the 3rd set. 3 sets win over Bouzkova in the 3rd round. 3 sets win over Charaeva in the 4th round. 2 sets win over a poor Svitolina in the q final. 2 sets win over Mertens in the semi final.
She reached the Quarter finals at the US Open 2026, Quarter finals in Athens 2026, 4th Round in Miami 2026, 3rd Round in Doha 2026.

Andreeva reached the 4th round last season. She needed 3 sets in the 2nd round. 2 sets win over Kudermetova in the 3rd round. Easy win over Snigur in the 4th round. 2 tie breaks win over Alexandrova in the q final. Easy win over Bartunkova in the semi final.
She reached the Quarter finals at the US Open 2026, 4th Round in Cincinnati 2026, 4th Round in Miami 2026, Quarter finals in Dubai 2026, 4th Round at the Australian Open 2026, Title in Adelaide 2026, Quarter finals in Brisbane 2026.

12 month and 2026 stats favour Zheng on serve and strongly favour Andreeva on return.
Stats for their last 10 favour Andreeva overall.
Very good chance of 3 sets. Obviously, the crowd will be behind Zheng.
Back Andreeva around 2.20 to 2.30 and remove liability at 1.70.

Match prediction: Andreeva in 3 sets.

Update: Andreeva served first and held to 15.
0-1

Zheng went 0-40 behind. I laid Andreeva at 1.32. Zheng saved one of the break points but was broken to 15.
0-2

Andreeva was broken to 30. I removed liability at 1.53, leaving the profit on Andreeva.
1-2

The next 6 games were holds with no break points.
2-2
2-3
3-3
3-4
4-4
4-5

Zheng went 15-40 behind. I hedged at 1.33. Zheng saved 3 break points / set points in that game and eventually held.
5-5

Andreeva was broken to 0 which was a reaction to missing 3 set points.
6-5

Zheng served out the set to 0.
7-5

Stats for the set show Zheng had a really low first serve percentage of 39%. She compensated by winning 70% of second serve points. Andreeva’s stats were fairly solid though she would prefer to win more than 61% of first serve points.

After the set, Zheng was priced at 1.39 / 1.40.

Set 1 stats

Andreeva served first so I waited before I laid Zheng. Andreeva was broken to 30. I laid Zheng at 1.20. The lay had low liability due to the profit from the first set.
1-0

Zheng was broken to 0. I removed my liability at 1.47. I left myself with green on Zheng and a larger green on Andreeva.
1-1

Andreeva had to save a break point but recovered to hold. She had faced a break point in both her second set service games so I hedged at 1.55.
1-2

The next 5 games were holds with no break points. I had decided to keep my profit to take into a third set.
4-4

Andreeva saved 3 break points. She saved them but faced another and was broken.
5-4

Zheng served out the set and the match.
6-4

Zheng won 7-5, 6-4.
A good performance from Zheng but Andreeva was disappointing.

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