Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, the world number 51, will face Barbora Krejcikova, ranked 63rd, in the second round of the 2021 WTA Dubai on Tuesday, March 9. The match is yet to be scheduled. Get the live streaming options of this Jelena Ostapenko v Barbora Krejcikova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jelena Ostapenko v Barbora Krejcikova Head to Head
The only meeting between Ostapenko and Krejcikova took place on clay in Prague in 2015. Ostapenko won that match in straight sets.
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Ostapenko Boosted by Tig Win
Ostapenko had a difficult match with the Romanian Patricia Maria Tig, but will be encouraged by the way that she came through it.
The Latvian began badly, dropping her opening service game of the match, but immediately fought back with a break of her own, before the pair swapped breaks once more. Then she was able to break Tig once more before closing out the set.
The second became an attritional battle of long rallies. break points and missed opportunities on both sides of the net.
Tig was the first to buckle by dropping her serve but Ostapenko could not hold on and handed the advantage back next game. However, she then broke Tig once more to re-establish her lead.
With Tig serving to stay in the match, Ostapenko missed two match points, but was able to convert the third.
Now Ostapenko takes on a player who has won a couple of Grand Slam titles, but not in the singles category.
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Krejcikova, Czech Doubles’ Specialist
Krejcikova is a doubles specialist. With her regular partner, Katerina Siniokova, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2018, and last month, she lost in the final in Melbourne, beaten by the pairing of Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka.
In the singles event at the Australian Open she reached the second round for the second successive year, but, last week, she failed to qualify for Doha.
In the first round here, she surprised the number 16 seed, Maria Sakkari, by taking the first two service games off the Greek and then served out for the set.
She then broke Sakkari in the opening game of the second set, and had a match point against the world 25
However, she could not take it, and Sakkari was able to fight back and take it to a second set tie-break.
This time when another match point presented itself, she grabbed it with both hands. Can she make this second round encounter count or will it get over all too quickly?
Ostapenko v Krejcikova Prediction and Tip
Ostapenko won their only previous match and, although that was on her preferred surface of clay, she will begin as the favourite to win this match as well.
Tip: Ostapenko to win in three sets: 2/1 (bet365)
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