World number two Iga Swiatek will face the 47th-ranked Varvara Gracheva in the second round of the 2023 China Open on Tuesday, October 3. Get the live streaming options of this Iga Swiatek v Varvara Gracheva match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Iga Swiatek v Varvara Gracheva Head to Head
Swiatek and Gracheva have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
Match Winning Odds*
- Swiatek to win: 1/4 (with bet365)
- Gracheva to win: 3/1 (with bet365)
Swiatek Goes Past Sorribes Tormo
It took Swiatek an hour and 35 minutes in the end but she made it past Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets to seal off her second round berth.
Swiatek, who had come into this tournament on the back of looking off-colour on the courts, continued to struggle with her serves as her Spanish opponent broke her four times in the encounter.
Three of those came in successive games in the second set but Swiatek had already established a two-break cushion by then, finishing up a 6-4, 6-3 winner.
This follows a quarterfinal exit at the Tokyo Open, losing to Veronika Kudermetova after having scraped past Mai Hontama in her previous round. Swiatek will hope to do a lot better against Gracheva as she chases a year-ending number one spot in the world.
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Gracheva Shocks Potapova
Anastasia Potapova might not be in the greatest of forms in recent times but she is ranked 27th in the world and going up against the 47th-ranked Gracheva, she was a clear-cut favourite.
Because Gracheva herself had entered that match on the back of four successive defeats and just one main draw win from her previous six tournaments.
Gracheva, however, took an hour and 47 minutes in her 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Potapova to seal her second round berth against Swiatek.
There were plenty of breaks of serves in the encounter with Gracheva herself dropping her serve four times. The first of those came in the very first game of the match while three more followed in the second set.
It was in the decider that Gracheva got things perfectly right, losing just three points on her own serve while getting past her opponent’s serve on three occasions.
She will know she won’t be the favourite here by any stretch but as things go, this could be one of her better chances of giving Swiatek a fight given her opponent’s form in recent times.
Swiatek v Gracheva Prediction and Tip
Swiatek to win for sure despite all that has gone about in the recent times but will it be as straightforward as one can expect out of an early round for her? We doubt that.
Tips & Odds*:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 19.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
*Odds correct at the time of writing and only indicative. Please check respective bookmakers to get the latest odds.
The 2023 China Open will be played from September 30 to October 8. 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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