In the first round of the championship in Montreal, played on hard court, we will see a match between Bernarda Pera from the USA and Linda Noskova from the Czech Republic. My stance is betting on a total over.
28-year-old Bernarda Pera, currently ranked 53rd in the world, previously participated in the Washington tournament, where she lost in the first match against Fernandez with a score of 3:6, 5:7. Prior to this, in Hamburg, she reached the quarterfinals by defeating Sonmez with a score of 6:2, 1:6, 6:4 and Kanepi with a score of 7:6 (8:6), 6:1, but subsequently lost to Diana Shnaider with a score of 1:6, 6:2, 4:6.
Over the previous month, Bernarda has faced a series of defeats and lost in four consecutive matches, leaving three tournaments in the first round. She was beaten by Shnaider in Budapest, by Tomova at Wimbledon, and by Gauff in Eastbourne.
Before the Eastbourne tournament, Pera took part in the Birmingham tournament, where she successfully passed the first round, defeating Bouzkova with a score of 6:4, 7:6 (7:3). However, in the following match, she lost to Fruhvirtova with a score of 1:6, 6:7 (3:7). At the French Open, Bernarda showed great form and reached the last 16. During the tournament, she defeated Kontaveit with a score of 7:6 (8:6), 6:2, Vekic with a score of 3:6, 6:4, 6:3, and Cocciaretto with a score of 6:4, 7:6 (7:2), but then lost to Jabeur with a score of 3:6, 1:6. In late May, at the Strasbourg tournament, Pera won two matches against Chan with a score of 6:4, 4:6, 6:1 and Birrell with a score of 6:4, 6:4, but lost in the quarterfinals to Burel with a score of 2:6, 6:3, 4:6. In the remaining tournaments of this season, the tennis player has not achieved more than two victories in a row.
18-year-old Linda Noskova, who is ranked 71st in the world, previously took part in a tournament in the Czech Republic, where she achieved victories over Kalieva with a score of 6:1, 6:2, Raina with a score of 1:6, 7:5, 6:1, and Schmiedlova with a score of 6:0, 6:2.
Earlier, in Warsaw, she reached the quarterfinals, where she triumphed over Fett with a score of 4:6, 7:6 (7:4), 6:3 and Grunchakova with a score of 6:3, 6:3, but subsequently lost to Swiatek with a score of 1:6, 4:6. Linda took part in Wimbledon but failed to beat the first round, losing to Gauff with a score of 7:6 (8:6), 2:6, 2:6. In the grass-court competition in Bad Homburg, she beat Bindl with a score of 6:2, 7:5, but lost to Samsonova in a thrilling match with a score of 4:6, 7:6 (7:4), 3:6, and also suffered defeat to Ostapenko in Birmingham with a score of 2:6, 7:5, 1:6.
At the Makarska Challenger, Linda showed promising results, reaching the quarterfinals. She overcame Semenistaja with a score of 6:2, 7:5 and Jacquemot with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (9:7), but then lost to Parry with a score of 6:1, 6:7 (1:7), 3:6.
Linda Noskova's main achievement this season was her run to the final of the Adelaide tournament on hard court in January. She passed Kalinskaya and Potapova in qualifying, and in the main draw of the tournament, she overcame Kasatkina, Liu, Azarenka and Jabeur. In the final, Linda faced the world's second-ranked racket, Sabalenka, but ultimately suffered defeat.
The athletes have not previously played against each other.
Pera surpasses her opponent in terms of playstyle, but her recent results aren't inspiring confidence. I predict Noskova will put up a fight, causing the upcoming match to stretch out, so my bet is on a total over.
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