Océane Dodin vs Jaqueline Adina Cristian Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Palermo Open

Prediction published on 22/07/2021, 15:44  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 22/07/2021 at 16:45 in Tennis Predictions

Oceane Dodin takes on Jaqueline Cristian for a place in the last four of the Palermo Open clay court tournament. Dodin is seeded sixth for this event and the winner of this match takes on either Lucia Bronzetti or Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the semi-final. Dodin is the world number 120 but was as high as 46th four years ago. Her results in Palermo have taken the French player up to 112th in the live rankings. Dodin hasn’t had the greatest of years and this is her first quarter final of the year. This week has seen her beat Alexandra Dulgheru and Vitalia Diatchenko, both in straight sets.

Jaqueline Cristian is ranked 159th but up 11 places in the live rankings. She's had wins over Nuria Brancaccio (after losing the first set) and then an easier victory over Zheng Qinwen, losing just five games. Highlights for her this year have been getting to the last eight of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, with a win over Jelena Ostapenka on the way. On the ITF circuit, Cristian lost in the final of an event held in France. This week has gone better than the Hamburg tournament last week when losing to a player ranked 334th in the world. Go for Dodin to get the victory.