Tennis

Although the ranking of both tennis players is similar, I will start by addressing the big question of whether this match will even take place. On Sunday at 4 pm, Mannarino from France is playing in a final, and then will immediately have to board a plane and play here. If the match does happen, the Australian looks like a clear favorite. He hasn't been playing well this season, but hard courts suit him, while the French player has had a good tournament and we will see how he performs right after getting off the plane.

Sakari seems to be regaining an old form. They defeated two strong opponents. Now they are facing Gracheva, who also plays well, but Sakari's form convinced me in previous matches, so I think they will win this one in two sets.

I simply believe that Itale is a better player, having beaten Gauff which shows that her mindset is at its maximum. I am mostly convinced by her game when she defeated Jovic in the final, who did not play well, but Cociareto played amazingly and defeated the young American talent Jovic. Ann Li is progressing but I think that Itale will close the period and move on to the next stage.

Cocciaretto Elisabetta - a 25-year-old Italian, also not my favorite, because her game is like a day, always something new, but this season she has caught some good form in Italy. She won the WTA tournament in Hobart, where she defeated some good players: Ruzic, today's A.Li, Jovic. And yesterday, surprisingly, she beat Gauff.
A.Li is a player of a very similar level, maybe a bit more nervous, with a strong emphasis on hard court tennis, but considering the time of day, she has a not bad willpower that significantly compares to her game.
Another thing that I would like to mention is the final H2H match a month ago, which was won by the Italian over an American opponent, but there was a nuance that the Italian managed to persevere, which means she has stamina and energy. In the first set, A.Li was leading, but in the second, the American led 5:3 with a break and completely collapsed, although she also led 2:0 in the third set and then 4:3 with a break.
This definitely gives the Italian some added confidence.

WTA Doha, hard..

WTA Doha is a hard court tournament.

WTA Doha, hard surface.

Ostapenko used to play well, but now one mistake, either a winner or an error, results in either a winner or an out. If she tries to hit an aggressive shot over the ball, it usually results in an out. Osorio is definitely a fighter for every ball, which will cause Ostapenko to make many mistakes. I think Ostapenko will have a hard time dealing with the clever playing Colombian.

I don't like Ostapenko in recent years, she is too unstable of a player, but there are too many factors that could make it easy to beat her.
1. Last year she made it to the finals in Latvia.
2. She easily beat Alexandrova in the previous tournament.
3. Her opponent, Osorio, has been struggling with tough matches recently and may lack the physical ability to keep up, especially on a hard court.
4. It's likely that Osorio, as a player who runs for every ball, will give up the match if she lacks physical strength or sees that she won't be able to continue fighting.