Round 4 of the WTA action serves up a big clash on Wed, 7 Oct, 3:00 pm AEDT as Alina Charaeva takes on Zheng Qinwen. If you are looking for stats-backed insights for your tennis predictions, the numbers give us a clear story heading into this match.
Who Will Win?
When you look at the ladder standings, the ranking gap jumps off the page. Zheng Qinwen sits at world rank 54 with 1083 points, giving her a substantial rating cushion over Alina Charaeva, who comes in at world rank 118 with 648 points. Charaeva brings a 9-7 year-to-date match record into this fixture.
Both players arrive with winning momentum. Alina Charaeva is coming off a win against Elena Rybakina on Sat, 3 Oct, building on her success over Yuliia Starodubtseva on Thu, 1 Oct. On the other side of the net, Zheng Qinwen's most recent start was a win over Marie Bouzkova on Mon, 5 Oct, which capped off a three-match winning run that also features wins against Anna Kalinskaya and Shi Han.
In the match-winner market, Zheng Qinwen is priced as the favourite at 1.25, with Alina Charaeva at 4. Given her superior ranking and solid recent results, Zheng rates a real chance to take charge and secure the win.
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