World number nine Petra Kvitova will face the 51st-ranked Camila Giorgi in the second round of the 2023 WTA Canadian Open on Wednesday, August 9. Get the predictions and odds of this Petra Kvitova v Camila Giorgi match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Petra Kvitova v Camila Giorgi Head to Head
There have been four previous meetings between these two players including one at the Billie Jean King Cup and both have won two. All three of their WTA meetings came in hardcourt competitions and interestingly, Giorgi leads 2-1.
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Kvitova Returns after Wimbledon
It’s been nearly a month since Kvitova last played a competitive tennis match. Her last time on court was in the fourth round at Wimbledon where the former champion failed to put up any fight and went down to Ons Jabeur in straight sets.
Kvitova now returns to a competition in which she has already won a title and was once a quarterfinalist as well.
That being said, in recent times, Kvitova’s record in the Canadian Open hasn’t been the best. She reached the third round in four of the editions since 2014 but has never gone beyond that, while last year, the Czech was beaten in the very first round.
On account of being one of the top eight seeds in the competition, Kvitova was given a first round bye here and a win here will take her to her nine-year best showing. She should start a favourite having entered this tournament on the back of a 17-5 win-loss record in hardcourt tournaments this year.
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Giorgi Routs Andreescu
A surprise winner of this tournament in 2021 Giorgi’s form in recent times hasn’t quite been up to those standards and she had gone into her opening round encounter against Bianca Andreescu as a second favourite.
Instead, it was Andreescu who played like a second favourite as Giorgi routed her 6-3, 6-2 to march into the second round.
In a match lasting a touch over an hour and a half, Giorgi saved each of the five break-points she faced and overcame her opponent’s serve on three occasions. The only time Andreescu would have had a bit of a chance was on either side of the first time she was broken.
The Canadian had break-points on either side of getting broken, but Giorgi saved them both and soon after that, served to love to claim the first set. The second set was a lot easier as Giorgi grabbed a quick 4-0 lead before finishing things off soon after.
This followed a couple of wins in the qualifiers for Giorgi and she now has a good rhythm coming up against the mighty Czech veteran.
Kvitova v Giorgi Prediction and Tip
Kvitova might start off a favourite but we can probably go for a contrarian view here with Giorgi showing some good form. Three-setter in the making as well.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Giorgi to win: 6/5
The 2023 WTA Canadian Open in Montreal will be played from August 7 to 13. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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