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Rodina showed once again that she can't deal with better players in the match against Witthoeft. She couldn't deal with the strength and the depth of Witthoeft's hits, and had problems with every serve game. She only saved her first serve by the end of the second set, when everything was already solved. Halep looked assured in Rome, except for the duel against Suarez, and was impressive in the rallies. She found the right dosage of aggressiveness, reduced the number of unforced errors, and continued with her trademark consistent game. Since I think that Rodina won't manage to save more than two serve games, and take max one serve from Simona Halep with her return, a bet on under 17 games seems an excellent option. Details

In the first match Gimnasia won with eight points of difference, and they played only 10 minutes the way which was expected from them. This goes for the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second when they demonstrated their shooting power from back line and first took the lead 18-10 with a 12-0 series, and later rose that to 19 points of difference. That was the reason because of which coach Garcia wasn't pleased after the match. He thought the team had to use the supremacy they had in those moment to solve the match, and not to fear in the finish. When we take into consideration that only De Los Santos failed, who had a really bad evening and who's Gimnasia's best player who won't repeat the same mistake, then we can conclude Gimnasia are really good. The recovered Schatmann is their big advantage which is seen on Aguerre's better performance. The away team will see the return on Dillon Sneed, but he's far from his top shape. Gimnasia have the advantage in almost all areas, especially in the back lines, while they can deal with Boca in the paint. All in all, I think Gimnasia will solve the question of the winner in the second match by the half-time, and that in the end they will win with at least 14 points of difference. Details

Jovanovski finally showed good game in Rome. She moved great, hit the ball well, and showed no fear when entering the court and looking for the winners. Besides, her first serve was secure, and that will be one of her strengths here. Zhang hasn't shown self-confidence for a while now, and the reason for her crisis is obvious. She's got too many problems with her serve, and offers break chances in almost every game. Since Jovanovski is a good return player, we can expect her to get a lot of break chances. Besides, Zhang is afraid of attacking, and starts pulling herself behind the base line more often, waiting for the opponent's mistakes. True, Bojana tends to make them, but she looks much better on the court right now. Add to that her serve advantage, it becomes clear that Bojana should win convincingly. Even though 2-0 sets doesn't seem like a bad option, because of the oscillations in the women's tennis, I decided to go for a safer bet, and that is a handicap of three games. Details

Even though it might at first seem a bit crazy to bet on a player who has 22-22 on clay and hasn't played in Rome before, I just cannot ignore the performances Doi has in qualifying matches. Her service games were brilliant and her rallies as well as she controlled the game against both opponents. She struck the balance between consistency and attacking and really seemed amazing. Alexandra, on the other hand, did well but that's all. She offered too much chance in her service games and that is precisely where I think Doi will have the advantage. She will now be dominant in longer rallies as much as she was against Ajla and Dulgheru will not make as many mistakes as Hercog. But the Japanese will win most of her service games on account of good serves. On the other hand, she will know how to take advantage of everything Dulgheru offers and she does offer a lot in her service games. I expect this to be a close match in which the winner will be decided maybe even in the third set. The best option seems to be the games counter-handicap for Doi. Details

Mladenovic has nothing to hope for in Rome main draw. Siniakova declined massively and still managed to beat Mladenovic in a messy match that had 17 converted break point. Mladenovic has no confidence, her first serve dropped at about 50% and that means she is more reluctant to get on the net. On the other hand, Monica didn't disappoint us against Vinci. She lost a match she should have won but her game was more than good. Good footwork, good game, constantly forcing the shots to Vinci's weaker side got her very close to winning. I expect something similar to happen here but I expect her win this time. The conditions in Rome are slower than in Madrid and Mladenovic will have an even tougher time firing winner and playing shorter rallies. She is not in ideal physical fitness which is noticeable on the court. I'm sure Puig will know how to make her take as many unprepared shots as possible and she should win without much trouble. Details

The handicap that is being offered here makes no sense to me. Granted, Riske is on a 36-44 record on clay and Lepchenko is really better in slower conditions but that doesn't mean we're just supposed to ignore everything else. Those are first and foremost the back problems Lepchenko had and the fact she won less than 50% of first point serves in Madrid, which had much faster conditions, against Strycova. How can a handicap of 4.5 be offered on a player who basically doesn't have first serve at the moment? I cannot. Lepchenko offered 11 break points in as many games against Mitu, who is not even in Top 100. Granted, Mitu is better on clay than Riske but the fact Riske is better after her first serve cannot be ignored. I think this will be much closer than the odds suggest and that makes this handicap a great option. Details

I really don't understand why the handicap at Atenas has been set to only 9 points. Atenas are in an incredible form, they are on an 8-game winning run and have covered this handicap in three out of 5 home games. The two in which they haven't were against the good quality Quimse and the top table team in Souther Conference Obras. Against teams of quality similar to theirs, they won by double-digit point difference. I think the same will happen today because Boca is not Atenas' level. Labaque will be a mystery for them, and Atenas also have the upper hand under the rim as well. Faggiano is still not at his best and they really have nothing to do in this game like that. Coach Miravet has so many option on the bench and a response to everything. Atenas seem invincible at the moment, and it's not likely to imagine a taem like Boca being able to handle them. Details

The first glance at the total points margin made me aware what has value in this game. Of course, it's the points over. There are plenty of reasons for it and I'll start with the fact this game is irrelevant for both teams. Obras secured the top spot, while Lanus cannot go either up or down. As the results suggest, the greatest problem at Lanus is the defensive end. They are back in rebounding and allow the opponents to get away with too much. The players are not helping each other enough and 1-on-1 situations are very difficult to defend in basketball. Obras are in decline the last few months, with the injuries being a problem as well, resulting in a bench of only 3 players the last game. It's very clear they use the starting five too much and we are to expect it to be given some time off today. Even if that doesn't happen, we are to expect an over anyway. Lanus only know how to play productive games and Obras will go with it away and I think they will score at least 170 points combined. Details