St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2022: Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction, Head to Head, Preview and Live Stream Details

St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2022: Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko Prediction, Head to Head, Preview and Live Stream Details

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko

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In the semi-finals of the St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2022, World No.9 Anett Kontaveit will square off against former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko.

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Match Details

  • Tournament: St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2022
  • Date: February 12th, 2022
  • Match: Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko
  • Round: Semi-Finals
  • Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Surface: Hard Court
  • Prize Money: $ 39,000

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Preview

Anett Kontaveit will be at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2022
Anett Kontaveit

Anett Kontaveit had a mixed start to her 2022 season. She started the season with a semi-finals finish at the WTA Sydney International but was then upset by Danish teenager Clara Tauson in the second round of the Australian Open. After a tricky encounter in the first round, the 2nd seed breezed through the semi-finals with straight-set wins in her previous matches. In her quarter-final match, she overcame a 5-3 deficit and saved two set points in the first set before staving off a stern challenge from reigning Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.

After comfortable outings in her first two rounds, Jelena Ostapenko needed a gruelling 2 hours and 30 minutes to defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The Latvian was struggling with her serve and hit 9 double faults and won only 59% of her first-serve points. She hit an astonishing 64 winners, which was nearly offset by her 65 unforced errors. After overcoming a second-set stumble, Ostapenko found her rhythm back in the deciding set, where she won three games in a row to book a place in her maiden 500-level indoor semi-final.

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Head-to-Head

Jelena Ostapenko
Jelena Ostapenko

This will be the fifth meeting of the duo. Kontaveit leads their head-to-head 3-1. Their previous match-up was at the WTA Eastbourne last year, which the Latvian won 6-3, 6-3.

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Prediction

Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit

Anett Kontaveit has an 18 match winning streak in indoor tournaments, so Ostapenko would need to be on top of her game to pose a challenge to the Estonian. Both the players have struggled with their serves throughout the tournament, with Kontaveit garnering 14 double faults and Ostapenko with 11. Considering their forms so far it could be a tight encounter, but Kontaveit has the slight edge as the conditions play to her strengths and she also won their only matchup on hardcourts so far.

Prediction: Kontaveit to win in three sets.

Anett Kontaveit vs Jelena Ostapenko : Broadcast and Live Stream Details

  • USA- Tennis Channel
  • Australia– beIN
  • UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
  • The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
  • Central America- ESPN
  • Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
  • South America and Oceania- ESPN International
  • Canada- TSN, and DAZN
  • Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport

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