The Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk will face British tennis player Katie Boulter at the 2024 WTA San Diego tennis tournament in an upcoming match. This will be the championship match in the tournament, which is also known as the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open. Kostyuk is a -150 favorite for the final, no doubt being a magnet for some bets after defeating Jessica Pegula in the last round. My Kostyuk vs Boulter prediction is that this match will have OVER 21.5 games in it.
Schedule: Right-click/Open in the New Tab to check match times: subject to change
Marta Kostyuk vs Katie Boulter Head-to-Head Series
The Kostyuk vs Boulter h2h is 0-0. On current rankings, this is Kostyuk as the World No. 34 against Boulter, the World No. 49.
The Draw: Right-click/Open in the New Tab for the draw for the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open
Marta Kostyuk's Recent Tennis Results
Kostyuk is 8-2 on sets played so far this week. In the last two rounds, she went 4-1 on sets played against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Jessica Pegula. That would score really high on power rankings, as Pegula is a top-five player on the women's tour and Paylyuchenko has been winning a lot of matches lately. It's probably with these results in mind that bettors have made Kostyuk the favorite in this match. Previously this season, Kostyuk was in the Australian Open quarterfinals so her result this week is not a fluke.
Katie Boulter's Recent Tennis Results
Boulter has been more efficient in the San Diego draw. Through her four matches, she is 8-1 on sets played. The set she dropped was against Beatriz Haddad Maia, a tough player to beat in straight sets. Boulter has also defeated Lesia Tsurenko, Donna Vekic, and Emma Navarro. Relative to other tournaments this season, Boulter's performance is out of the blue. It's not like she has had an easy draw in San Diego. To see her in the final after an 8-1 streak on sets is a surprise.
Kostyuk vs Boulter Prediction: OVER 21.5 games
Boulter's only career title was at the 2023 Nottingham Open, a grass-court event. Kostyuk also has only one title. That came at the 2023 ATX Open, in Austin, Texas which was an outdoor/hardcourt event.
I am partial to Kostyuk in this match, however, I'm not sold on the odds. Bettors should want her at slightly better than -150 in order to take her. For me, this match is about the total games. I expect both of these players to come out strong and neither to be able to blow the other player out. I like the total games for OVER 21.5 at odds of -125 (bet365). Furthermore, I also like OVER 9.5 games in the first set at EVEN odds (bet365).
Boulter vs Kostyuk prediction: Draw at the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open
Kostyuk, with a title, could hope for a spot around 27th in the world. If Boulter claims the title, then she looks like she will be the World No. 27 instead.
