McCartney Kessler vs Anastasia Potapova Prediction, Picks, Odds, H2H, Stats - 8/23/24
McCartney Kessler and Anastasia Potapova will square off in the semifinals of the Tennis in the Land event on Friday in Cleveland. Anastasia has been breaking everything in sight since arriving in Ohio and EJ Garr’s McCartney Kessler vs Anastasia Potapova prediction features odds at -111 which you can find below.
The American is listed as the underdog facing odds at +130 but Kessler has eyes on another finals appearance with the potential of a fourth title this campaign.
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McCartney Kessler vs Anastasia Potapova Prediction: Breaking Into the Semifinals
- Prediction: Match Total Over 2.5 Sets
- Best Odds: +140
- Bookmaker: Pinnacle
- Stakes: 3/10
Odds updated at 7:00 am UK Time on August 23, 2024.
I split my plays yesterday at the Tennis in the Land quarterfinals but Potapova provided a convincing win over Ana Bogdan to cash one of our tickets on Thursday.
McCartney Kessler did all I thought she would do against Arantxa Rus but the sweep on the Dutch native cost me the Over 2.5 Sets prop.
We move on to the semis and Potapova is favored at -160 for one big reason we can’t ignore. I BREAK YOU!! I can just hear her saying that in her accent after each break of serve, she’s forced in this tournament.
Potapova is up to 19 breaks of serve from three wins in Cleveland this week, and if you missed the Bogdan match let me tell you what you missed. Potapova and Bogdan held serve until it was 2 – 1 and then Potapova took over the game. Anastasia broke Ana six times in a row as Bogdan could only hold her first serve of the match!
That’s ridiculous, and all I could do was laugh because that -3.5 ticket was a sinch for us yesterday.
The effort from Kessler on Thursday was impressive holding serve all day while breaking Rus three times en route to a 6 – 4, 6 – 2 victory.
I have Potapova advancing to the finals but it will be an easy win. A three-set affair is in order so end the week cashing a +140 ticket on the Over 2.5 Sets.
MCCARTNEY KESSLER RECENT FORM
Kessler improved to 27 – 8 on hardcourts this season with the win over Rus in the quarterfinals. The 98th-ranked player on the WTA Tour has claimed three hardcourt titles this season and a fourth is now just two wins away.
McCartney is 8 – 1 over the last nine outings and 10 – 2 since the end of the grass swing at Wimbledon.
ANASTASIA POTAPOVA RECENT FORM
Three words sum up this tournament for Ana. Break of Serve! Now up to 19 breaks in three wins, Potapova has plowed her way into the semifinals and she’ll need to find a few more breaks today to advance.
Kessler wasn’t broken once in the quarters so those breaks might not come as easily as they have thus far.
Potapova is ranked 43rd on the WTA Tour and her record improved to 14 – 10 on hardcourts this season after yesterday’s win over Bogdan.
KESSLER VS POTAPOVA H2H – STAT OF THE MATCH
This will be the first meeting between Kessler and Potapova on any surface.
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