In the first round of the Australian Open, Ysaline Bonaventure and Ekaterina Alexandrova will play against each other. The match will start on January 17 at 00:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+5) for Bonaventure – 1.56.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 2nd Set Games Over 9.5 – 2.156.
Bonaventure had a high level of preparation for the Australian Open, got the necessary playing practice and had time to mark several sensational victories. On the other hand, Alexandrova has not impressed at all with her performance and results in two tournaments in Adelaide. She withdrew from the last game.
In Bonaventure’s last two matches, tie-breaks were played. Alexandrova is clearly still far from her optimum form. We’re predicting at least 20 games between the two players.
Bonaventure reached the semi-finals in Oakland in early January.
She qualified before winning three matches in the main draw. Her biggest achievement was beating finalist Leylah Annie Fernandez (6-4, 6-2).
Before that, Ysaline defeated Caty McNally (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) and Rebecca Marino (3-6, 6-3, 6-3). She lost to Rebeka Masarova (3-6, 3-6) in the semi-finals.
In Hobart, Bonaventure won in the first round against Tamara Zidansek (6-7, 6-2, 6-2) before losing to Lauren Davis (6-7, 3-6).
Bonaventure had never previously made it past the first round at an Australian Open.
In eight of Bonaventure’s last ten matches against higher-ranked opponents, more than 19 games have been played.
Alexandrova started the season in Adelaide. In her first tournament, she lost straight away to Marketa Vondroušová (6-4, 3-6, 2-6), despite taking the first set.
In the week before the Australian Open, Ekaterina won one match in Adelaide. She defeated Jamiee Fourlis (7-5, 6-3).
Alexandrova was due to face Veronika Kudermetova in the second round but was unable to reach the match due to an injury.
Alexandrova has reached the third round twice in Melbourne – in 2020 and 2021.
Ekaterina Alexandrova has lost four of her last five matches in Australia.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Ysaline Bonaventure’s Rating – 92
Ysaline Bonaventure Wins/Losses in 2022 – 6/2
Ekaterina Alexandrova’s Rating – 20
Ekaterina Alexandrova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 1/2
In Alexandrova’s two matches at the start of the season, less than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 2.156.
Alexandrova leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships in 2019. In that match, Alexandrova defeated Bonaventure (6-3, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played in Court 13, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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