In the semi-finals of the competition St. Petersburg Women’s Cup 2022World No.9 Anett Kontaveit will face the former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Match Details
- Tournament: st. Petersburg Women’s Cup 2022
- History: February 12, 2022
- Match: Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko
- Round: Semi-Finals
- place: Petersburg, Russia
- Surface: hard court
- Prize money: $39,000
Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Preview
Anett Kontaveit had a mixed start to the 2022 season. He started the season with the semi-finals at WTA Sydney International but was later upset by Danish teenager Clara Tauson in the second round of the Australian Open. After a tough match in the first round, the 2nd seed advanced to the semi-finals with straight set wins in their previous matches. In the quarterfinals, he cleared a 5-3 lead and saved two sets of points in the first set before thwarting a fierce challenge from the reigning Olympic champion. Belinda Bencic.
After making comfortable trips in the first two tours, Jelena Ostapenko needed 2 hours and 30 minutes to beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The Latvian was struggling on serve and made 9 double mistakes and only won 59% of his first serve points. An astonishing 64 wins, almost offset by 65 non-essential errors. After overcoming a stumbling block in the second set, Ostapenko found his rhythm back in the decisive set, where he won three games in a row to book his first 500-level indoor semi-final.
Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Head-to-head
This will be the couple’s fifth meeting. Kontaveit is leading 3-1 head-to-head. Their previous match was at WTA Eastbourne last year and the Latvian won this match 6-3, 6-3.
Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Prediction
Anett Kontaveit has an 18-game streak in indoor tournaments, so Ostapenko needs to be at the top of her game to challenge Estonia. With Kontaveit 14 doubles and Ostapenko 11 doubles, this can be a tough match given their form so far, but Kontaveit has a slight advantage as the conditions weigh on his strengths. She also won her only hard-court matchups so far.
Prediction: Kontaveit will win in three sets.
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