World number 15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova takes on an interesting challenge in the form of the 35th-ranked Alison Riske in the first round of the 2021 US Open on Monday, August 30. Get the live streaming options of this Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Alison Riske match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova v Alison Riske Head to Head
There have been five previous meetings between these two players and Riske leads 3-2 on head to head. Riske is also 2-1 up in outdoor hard court tournaments, but Pavlyuchenkova did win at their last outing which came in 2017 in San Jose.
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Pavlyuchenkova Adjusting to Life after French Open Final
While Pavlyuchenkova did give enough indications of form on clay when she reached the Madrid Open semifinals with wins over Karolina Pliskova, Jennifer Brady and Karolina Muchova, not too many would have expected to find her on court at the final of the French Open.
Life on court after that stunning performance hasn’t been all very easy for the Russian but she will be looking to now build on her Roland Garros performance on a surface she has struggled in recent times.
In fact since winning a title in Hong Kong in 2017, Pavlyuchenkova has lost more matches than she has won on hard court. At Montreal, for instance, in what was her last tournament before coming into this final major of the year, the world number 15 eased past Caroline Garcia in the opener but then lost in the second round to Jessica Pegula.
Can she overcome her poor record against Riske, albeit one that hasn’t seen a match-up since 2017?
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Riske 4-10 All Season
It is safe to say Riske’s not had a year to remember. Of the ten tournaments she has been a part of this season, the American has won just four matches, and not claimed back to back victories even once.
And this follows on from 2020 when, since the pandemic break, Riske won just two matches in total.
Speaking of just the US Open Series this season, Riske started off with an opening win over Alison Riske in San Jose, but fell to Ana Konjuh in the second. A first round loss in Montreal followed soon after before she surprised Leylah Fernandez in Cincinnati only to lose to Victoria Azarenka in the second.
Can she take motivation from some of her previous record against Pavlyuchenkova in this one and carve out something special?
Pavlyuchenkova v Riske Prediction and Tip
Unless fitness is a concern for Pavlyuchenkova, this should be a straightforward encounter for her and a straight-set win looks like the most likely result.
Tip: Pavlyuchenkova to win in straight sets: 4/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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