Varvara Gracheva vs Marta Kostyuk Prediction: the Title's Fate in the Third Set

Prediction for the WTA Austin Varvara Gracheva vs Marta Kostyuk game which will take place on March 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The tournament in Austin is the second of the season for Varvara. Before the Russian woman reached the last 16 of the tournament in Merida, Mexico, she lost to American Sloane Stephens in three sets. In Austin, Gracheva has four wins in four meetings. Varvara won Pole Lynette, compatriot Blinkova, and two Americans: Stevens, and Volynets. The semifinal against Volynets lasted two hours and 26 minutes, 6:4, 5:7, 6:4 in favor of Gracheva. Varvara's stats in that game: 0 / 3 aces/doubles, 64% / 33% points scored on serve, 49% / 57% points on return. Gracheva lost three sets during the tournament.

The tournament in Austin is the first of the season for the Ukrainian woman. Before Martha played in Asia: Thailand, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, she did not succeed anywhere. Kostyuk won four meetings in Austin: Hungarian tennis player Galfi, Americans Brengle and Collins, and  German Friedsam. During the tournament, Marta lost only one set. The semifinal against Collins lasted an hour and 25 minutes, and Marta won it with a score of 6:4, 6:3. During the game, the Ukrainian made 4 aces with seven double faults, won 64% of points on the first serve and 59% on the second, and 32%/54% on return.

Both women are well prepared. Both have a great desire to win the tournament in Austin. The bookmakers bet on the Ukrainian, but we note that in this confrontation, the score is 2:2. None of the opponents has an advantage in class. It is worth betting on an outsider. We will not be surprised to see the title's fate in the third set.