World number 28 Anhelina Kalinina will be up against the 345th-ranked Grace Min in the first round of the 2023 Guadalajara Open on Sunday, September 17. Get the predictions and odds of this Anhelina Kalinina v Grace Min match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anhelina Kalinina v Grace Min Head to Head
Their only match on the WTA circuit came in Houston in 2019 while they had also earlier faced off on the ITF level twice. All three matches were won by Kalinina.
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Kalinina Form Struggles Continue
The last time Kalinina won successive matches in a tournament was in May. Featuring at the Rome Open, Kalinina had reached the final of that WTA 1000 tournament before retiring from the title-decider against Elena Rybakina because of injury.
Since then, things have gone rather south for Kalinina.
She has featured in 11 tournaments in this period between May and mid-September and all she has managed to do is win six matches in them. And in no tournament has she won back to back encounters.
This includes a first round loss at the US Open and more recently, a second round defeat in San Diego last week. Coming into this match, Kalinina might still be a favourite given her opponent’s lacklustre ranking but she will know she will need to grind her way to a win here.
Kalinina should live up to her 1/6 odds (at bet365) to win this.
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Min Makes It Through the Qualifiers
Min hit a career-high ranking of 97th in the world in 2015 but since then she has been consistently sliding downward. That’s right, that’s eight years of struggling at even the ITF level let alone the WTA circuit.
This can be seen from the fact since winning an ITF title in 2020 on the clay courts of Prerov, Min has made just one final and won nothing.
In April this season, Min hit a ranking of 414th, her lowest since 2019 and while she has come back to settle in at 345th at the moment, it has meant that she is still some way off from her best.
Which is also why wins in the qualifiers of this WTA 1000 event were surprising, especially against Jana Fett who had started off that second qualifying round at 3/10 to defeat Min. Instead, Min won in straight sets to take up a spot in the main draw.
She will be a whopping 5/1 second favourite here with bet365 to surprise her opponent.
Kalinina v Min Prediction and Tip
Kalinina should have no trouble whatsoever to grab this one, leaving her opponent with too much work to do even if she does make a slow start.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Kalinina to win in straight sets: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 19.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 Guadalajara Open will be played from September 18 to 24. 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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