Cristina Bucsa vs Kamilla Rakhimova Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Bogota

Prediction published on 04/04/2024, 06:16  by Ian John in Tennis Predictions

Cristina Bucsa will face Kamilla Rakhimova in the quarterfinals of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota. The Spanish fourth seed has made serene progress through the tournament winning her first round game against qualifier Xiaodi You 6-1, 7-5 and then made light work of Germany's Jule Niemeier defeating her 6-4,6-1. Bucsa has had a positive hard court season so far, reaching the quarter finals in Abu Dhabi and the R16 in Adelaide, both times losing to top seed Elena Rybakina. However, first round defeats in Indian Wells and Miami were disappointing. She has won 5 of her last 10 games and has reached four tournament finals on Clay, winning just one. Her performances in the tournament so far have seen her Live Ranking move from 75th to 72nd. 

Eighth seed Kamilla Rakhimova has had to battle her way into the quarterfinals. In her first round game, Wild Card entrant Valentina Mediorreal Arias took her to three sets before Rakhimova took the win 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1. She faced Mexican Renata Zarazua in the second round and was once again taken into a deciding set before winning 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-3. This means that Rakhimova has spent an additional 2 hours and 37 minutes on court compared to her opponent. She is currenrly ranked 106th in the Live Rankings and her two wins here mean that she has won five of her last ten matches. She has reached one final on clay, but was defeated in that final by Anhelina Kalinina in Zagreb in April 2021.