World no. 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia will face world no. 68 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in the second round of the 2023 WTA Cleveland Open on Wednesday, August 23. Get the predictions and odds of this Ekaterina Alexandrova v Aliaksandra Sasnovich match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Ekaterina Alexandrova v Aliaksandra Sasnovich Head to Head
Alexandrova has a perfect 3-0 record against the Belarusian. She has won all six of the sets between the two so far.
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Alexandrova Rolls Past Tig
Ekaterina Alexandrova needed just an hour and 17 minutes to dispatch Romania’s Patricia Maria Țig in the first round in Cleveland on Monday.
The fourth seed Russian served 11 aces during a 6-1, 6-4 victory. She was not broken in the match as she saved all three of the break points that she faced. In contrast, she held five break points and converted three of them.
It was Alexandrova’s first win on hard court since she reached the quarterfinal in Miami. She lost in the first round in Cincinnati last week.
Playing in Cleveland for the third time, she is now in the round of 16 for the second time. Can she reach her maiden quarterfinal in the tournament?
She is 24-14 across levels this year and successfully defended her title at the Rosmalen Open. If she wins her second round match, she will reach a fifth quarterfinal of the season and a second on hard court.
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Sasnovich Saves MP Before Rallying Past Navarro
World no. 68 Aliaksandra Sasnovich made an incredible final set comeback to beat the United States’ Emma Navarro in the opening round.
Sasnovich went up a break twice in the first set, but Navarro broke back on both the occasions and then got a third break to take a one-set-to-love lead.
The second set had a familiar feel with both players trading two breaks each before Sasnovich getting a third break to draw level. In the final set, it was Navarro, who raced to a 0-5 lead. But she couldn’t close out the contest as Sasnovich made an incredible comeback. She saved a match point on her serve at 4-5 (30-40) and won six games in a row to win the contest 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The runner-up in the tournament last year, Sasnovich qualified for the main draw with a straight sets win over Ganna Poznikhirenko and a three set win over Fernanda Contreras Gomez respectively in the qualifying rounds.
Can she win her second round match on Wednesday and reach a third consecutive quarterfinal in Cleveland. It will also be her second quarterfinal of the season, following her run to the semis in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Alexandrova v Sasnovich Prediction and Tip
Alexandrova’s perfect record against the Belarusian gives her the edge in this contest. Expect Sasnovich to put up a strong fight, but Alexandrova to advance.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Alexandrova to win: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 24.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 WTA Cleveland Open will be played from August 20 to 26. 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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