Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez Prediction & Picks - Japan Women's Open
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Maya Joint and Zeynep Sonmez will do business in the Land of the Rising Sun during the early hours of Tuesday morning. This is a first-round match in the main draw of the WTA event in Osaka. Interestingly, Australian players have a very decent record at this event, with five of the previous 14 finals of this event containing an Aussie. This week, Maya Joint will be looking to make it six.
At odds of +100, Maya Joint is worth betting on to emerge victorious, despite her being ranked below Zeynep Sonmez. Yes, Joint is the lower-ranked player here, but she has the clear benefit of already having played a couple of matches in Osaka, so it's far from unrealistic to assume that she's better prepared than a player who hasn't yet played a match at this event. The Turkish player also comes here off the back of a confidence-denting loss last time out.
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Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez Form
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Maya Joint - Zeynep Sonmez Key Points
- Zeynep Sonmez comes into this match off the back of losing against a lower-ranked player.
- Maya Joint has won each of her last two matches and should be confident.
- Maya Joint should also be better prepared than her opponent having played twice in Osaka already.
- Zeynep Sonmez has lost two of her last four matches against lower-ranked players.
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Our Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez Prediction
The first thing to seriously consider here is the fact that Maya Joint has played not one, but two matches in Osaka, and off the back of those efforts, she ought to be more adjusted to the conditions than Zeynep Sonmez, who has not yet played a match since arriving in Japan.
It's also important to consider the fact that the Turkish player has been less than perfect against lower-ranked players, and it's not as if Joint is far below Sonmez in the rankings, let's be honest. All in all, there's more pointing towards Maya Joint winning than the early market seems to believe. The Aussie is worth betting on at anything above -125.
Our Maya Joint vs Zeynep Sonmez Pick: Maya Joint to Win.
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