Victoria Azarenka takes on Astra Sharma in the second round of the 2022 WTA Indian Wells Open on Saturday, March 12. Get the live streaming options of this Victoria Azarenka v Astra Sharma match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Victoria Azarenka v Astra Sharma Head to Head
They never played before.
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Azarenka Looking for Another final
Last year’s finalist Victoria Azarenka returns to Indian Wells with hopes of shaking off some lacklustre results lately. The Belarussian player can’t play under her flag but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t want to win especially after coming up short last year.
It’s been a mixed year for Azarenka so far with a 6-4 record but she will look to forget the terrible tennis she played in the Persian Gulf. Indian Wells suits her rather well and if she plays with a lot of confidence like last year, she can go quite far in this event.
First up is Astra Sharma who is a solid player but far from the level needed to trouble Azarenka consistently. This should be a good warm-up match for Vika ahead of the main challenges deeper in the draw.
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Lack of Consistency for Sharma
Astra Sharma made some leaps last year to get into the top 100 where she was able to stay consistently until the end of the year. The Australian has so far failed to do the same in 2022 with a negative 3-6 record on the year. Two of those wins came in Indian Wells where she seemed to have found a bit of consistency and confidence.
She did lose in the qualifiers but entered the main draw as a lucky loser. Magda Linette was a tricky 1st round opponent but Sharma played excellent tennis after getting a chance in the main draw. She will need an even better effort against Azarenka.
It’s highly unlikely that she can pull off an upset but Azarenka has not shined herself this year so anything is possible. A lot will depend on Sharma’s serve and if it’s not close to perfect she will have a lot of issues here.
Azarenka v Sharma Prediction and Tip
They never played before so we don’t have anything to go by. On paper, this should be a one-sided match as one-sided matches go. The Belarussian is superior in every facet of the game and if Sharma does not serve well, Azarenka will have a lot of chances to unleash her devastating baseline play.
If she is able to do that in a solid manner she will win this match easily. I think she will win easily regardless because Sharma does not have a superb serve to keep Azareank away and she certainly can’t handle her from the baseline. I think Azarenka will simply have too much and win in two sets.
Tip: Azarenka to win in straight sets: 1/3 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 WTA Indian Wells Open will be played from March 9 to 21. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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