Belinda Bencic vs Alycia Parks Prediction WTA Angers 125 Tennis Picks 12/8/24

Belinda Bencic defeated Dominika Salkova in the semi-final of the WTA Angers 125K. She lost only three games in the match. 

Bencic needed 58 minutes of complete dominance. She hit four aces and landed 75% of first serves.

The Swiss won 81% of first-serve points (22/27) and 56% of second-serve points (5/9). She converted six of nine break points.

It's her first final of the season, having recently returned to competitive action following the birth of her first child.

Alycia Parks Preview

Alycia Parks beat Mona Barthel in three sets in the other semi-final. The match took 24 games to decide. 

The American recovered from a mid-match blip, during which she lost the second set 6-1 in 34 minutes, to win routinely in the end.

Parks has now followed up her semifinal run from Trnava ITF by making the Angers final for the second time in her career.

She won this tournament two years ago. Will she defy the odds to lift the title against a former top 5 player?

Belinda Bencic vs Alycia Parks Head-To-Head

• Belinda Bencic leads Alycia Parks 1-0 in their head-to-head.

• Bencic won that meeting in the second round of the Montreal Masters last season.

Belinda Bencic vs Alycia Parks Prediction

Over a month has passed since Belinda Bencic made her comeback from maternity leave. Bencic needed a few matches to shake off the rust and she's been in a rich vein of form in Angers this week. Her level is not forecasted to drop considerably in the final having only lost more than two games in a set only once at this tournament.

The odds are a realistic indicator of who should be winning this match and it is Bencic, but Alycia Parks can be trusted on an indoor hard court. The conditions suit her aggressive style and seems to be hitting her spots. And considering that their only career meeting went the distance, I like the American to make Bencic work for the victory here. Parks to cover the sets spread here is a no-brainer.