Aliaksandra Sasnovich will face Elena Rybakina in the second round of the Ostrava Open. The game will start on October 5 at 20:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Rybakina – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.57.
Rybakina knows how to play against Sasnovich. Last season, she defeated Alexandra twice on the hard court without giving up a single set. In the first round, Elena was very confident on the first serve. Thanks to this component, we think, she will have an advantage today.
In their two head-to-head encounters, the two opponents have not played more than 20 games.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich makes her first career appearance in Ostrava. The debut was a success. In the first round, she left no chance for Jelena Ostapenko (6-2, 6-2). She managed to capitalize on the mistakes of her opponent, who couldn’t do anything on her own serve.
It should be noted that throughout her career, Sasnovich has been excellent in the halls, having won 100 matches, while suffering 43 defeats.
Sasnovich has won three of her four matches this season on the hard court indoors.
Elena Rybakina has played in two tournaments since the US Open. In Portoroz, the representative of Kazakhstan made it to the final. In Tokyo, she lost her opening match to Ludmilla Samsonova (2-6, 4-6).
In Ostrava, Elena is defending her points for last year’s semi-final. However, in the first round, she was only able to break Madison Keys (5-7, 6-3, 6-3) in three sets. Three times in that game Rybakina gave up her serve, but she scored 78% of her points on the first ball.
Rybakina has lost four of her last five matches at the WTA-500 level.
In three of Rybakina’s previous five matches, more than nine games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.02.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Sasnovich’s Rating – 31
Aliaksandra Sasnovich Wins/Losses in 2022 – 35/18
Rybakina’s Rating – 26
Elena Rybakina Wins/Losses in 2022 – 36/18
Rybakina leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic in 2021. In that match, Elena defeated Aliaksandra (6-4, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Ostrava Open: Sasnovich vs Rybakina at 22bet and MelBet.