Nikola Bartunkova / Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva vs Sabrina Santamaria / Qianhui Tang

Highlights

• • Home implied probability (market) 37.5% vs our estimate 45%
• • Minimum fair odds for value are ~2.222; current 2.67 is favorable

Pros

• + Clear positive EV at current prices based on conservative probability estimate
• + Home pairing benefits from Jimenez Kasintseva's experience and likely better pressure play

Cons

• - Limited doubles-specific and head-to-head data increases model uncertainty
• - Both pairs have recent losing trends which makes outcomes more volatile

Details

We compare the market-implied probabilities (Home 2.67 -> 37.5%, Away 1.455 -> 68.8%) to our estimated true win chance for Bartunkova/Jimenez Kasintseva. The research shows both pairs have broadly similar recent records on hard courts, but Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva's greater overall experience and familiarity in higher-pressure events likely boosts the partnership's doubles cohesion. There is no clear surface advantage for the away pair and recent form for all four players shows more losses than wins, which makes the large favorite status for Santamaria/Tang look overstated. We estimate the home pair's true probability at 45%, which implies fair decimal odds of 2.222; the current market price of 2.67 offers positive expected value (EV = 0.45*2.67 - 1 = 0.202). Given the limited specific doubles H2H data and the general volatility in doubles matches, we treat this as a medium-risk value play rather than a certainty.

Key factors

• • Market heavily favors away side but research shows comparable player records on hard courts
• • Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva's high experience likely improves team cohesion in doubles
• • Doubles matches are volatile and limited head-to-head/doubles-pair data increases uncertainty