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LATE MAIL: TENNIS

WTA Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek vs Yulia Putintseva

*Minimum odds $1.72* This is a low total, but it’s very difficult to see how Putintseva gets any sort of easy service in this matchup. Swiatek can dominate on a slow and high-bouncing high court; she has no problems attacking Putintseva’s loopy forehand, and the Kazakh’s variation is simply not as effective against a player like Swiatek.

Putintseva’s style is most effective against big ball strikers who don’t like her variation of slices and spins, which throw them off their rhythm; she can’t defend as well against Swiatek’s use of angles as the more linear hitting of other opponents. Swiatek beat her 6-1/6-3 last year on a much quicker court in Australia; I think she wins at least one set by a 6-0/6-1 margin.

Betting Strategy

BACK: Under 17.5 Games 1.5 units

This is a low total, but it’s very difficult to see how Putintseva gets any sort of easy service in this matchup

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