A woman from Odessa starts to win at a tournament in Dubai. In the second round, the Ukrainian will face off against the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. Elina is on the 5th line of the world ranking. Her opponent is 41st in the WTA. Bookmakers and privateers gave unconditional preference to Elina. Bookmaker offered odds for her victory: 1.32. It was possible to bet on Kuznetsova with odds of 3.23. Svitolina's handicap in games (-3.5) offered odds. 1.49. But the meeting will show who was right.
The course of the fight
1 set
Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia started the match with her serve. In the first set, the score was 40 - 40. But Svetlana was able to take a point on her serve (0 - 1). In the second game, Svitolina wins a point on her serve. Immediately thereafter, she wins the third game with a break point at "0". The score becomes 2 - 1. Elina continued the onslaught and won the 4th game on her serve (3 - 1). Kuznetsova was able to impose a fight in the 5th game. She won a point on her serve (3 - 2). Elina responded in kind. She wins a point on her serve (4 - 2). In the 7th game the score was 40 - 40. Elina was able to put the squeeze on the Russian woman and won a point on Svetlana's serve. With a break point, the score becomes 5 - 2. Elina went to serve for the set. Svitolina confidently wins the 8th game and set. Set score: 6 - 2.
2 set
Kuznetsova starts the second set. Elina starts with a break point. She took the lead 1 - 0. But Kuznetsova was able to recoup. She, with a break point, won the second game, leveling the score (1 - 1). With certain difficulties, Kuznetsova wins 3 games on her serve (1 - 2). In the 4th game, Svitolina equalized the score: 2 - 2. The Russian woman, quite confidently, was able to win a point on her serve: 2 - 3. In the 6th game Elina wins her serve: 3 - 3. After that, each tennis player took her points. The score reached 4 - 5. In the 10th game, Svitolina lost her serve. With a break point Kuznetsova wins the game and the set. Score: 4 - 6. Svetlana was able to equalize the score in the match: 1 - 1.
3 set
The third set was opened by Kuznetsova. She won a point on her serve. In the second set, on serving from Odessa, the score was 40 - 40. Elina lost her serve. With a break point, Svetlana took the lead in the score 0 - 2. Here Kuznetsova stepped up the onslaught. She won the third game. Elina continued to make mistakes. She lost 4 game. With a break, Kuznetsova took the lead in the score 0 - 4. In the 5th game the score was 40 - 40. After a long and difficult swing, Kuznetsova was able to win her serve. The score becomes devastating: 0 - 5. In the 6th game the score was 40 - 40. This time Svitolina was able to take a point on her serve (1 - 5).
In the 7th game the score was 40 - 40. Despite all the predictions, Kuznetsova wins the 7th game, set and match. Set score: 1 - 6. Match score: 1 - 2.
You understand that the privateers and bookmakers were wrong. The winners were those who bet on Kuznetsova.
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