Marta Kostyuk – Arina Sobolenko. Prediction and announcement for the WTA 500 final in Brisbane

On January 11, the final of the tournament will be held in Brisbane, where Marta Kostyuk (WTA 26) and Arina Sobolenko (WTA 1) will play each other.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 06:00 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with a betting partner betting announces the upcoming match!

Marta Kostyuk

The Ukrainian tennis player made a breakthrough in the first tournament of the year, managing to reach the finals – last season she was unable to do so. Kostyuk shows excellent tennis, she prepared well, which is immediately visible from the game and the results. It is worth noting that the tennis player’s net was difficult, this is not a case where it was just lucky to go that far.

In the first match, Marta beat the experienced Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan – 6:7, 6:1, 6:0, then dealt with the third ranked player in the world, the American Amanda Anisimova – 6:4, 6:3. The quarterfinals were not easy, there was a victory over the ninth racket of the world, “neutral” Mirra Andreeva – 7:5, 6:3. In the semifinals, Kostyuk surprisingly easily defeated Jessica Pegula, ranked sixth in the world – 6:0, 6:3. Now one step to the title, you will have to play the fourth match in a row against a tennis player from the top 10.

Arina Sobolenko

The leader of the world ranking, in preparation for the Australian Open, is trying to defend the title in Brisbane. Sobolenko has not had any problems so far, she has not lost a single game in this tournament, but there may be difficulties in the final.

“Neutralka” from Belarus started with a victory over the Spanish Buksha – 6:0, 6:1. Next, with an identical score of 6:3, 6:3, she defeated the Romanian Kirstya and the American Keys. In the semifinals, she managed to cope with the Czech Mukhova – 6:3, 6:4. The athlete cannot borrow confidence and experience, but she had problems with the finals last season. Let’s see how it will be this time, what will be the reaction if something does not go according to plan.

Personal meetings

In face-to-face confrontations, Kostyuk is still 0:4 behind, three matches were played on clay and one on hard. Last season, the Ukrainian lost in Madrid – 6:7, 6:7, and then in Rome – 1:6, 6:7.

Forecast

Of course, in such a match, Sobolenko will be the favorite, she is the leader of the world ranking, and also has an advantage in face-to-face confrontations. After such a serious journey, Marty is not afraid of anyone, she can definitely give a fight to such a strong opponent.

The Ukrainian woman is brave, and the Belarusian “neutral woman” can feel the pressure. I will venture to assume that the match will not be easy, I will bet on a total of more than 20.5 games.