No. 30 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic will meet China’s Wang Xiyu in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Monday, January 16. Get the live streaming options of this Karolina Pliskova v Wang Xiyu match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Karolina Pliskova v Wang Xiyu Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between them.
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Former Semifinalist Pliskova Missed Australian Open Last Year
A two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova is all set to make her 10th appearance at the Australian Open. The Czech players best in Melbourne was a semifinal finish in 2019 and she also featured in the las eight in 2017 and 2018.
Pliskova has however failed to go past the third round in her two previous appearance in 2020 and 2021 and was extremely unlucky to have missed out on participation last year after sustaining a hand injury during training in Australia. As a result of the injury she was sidelined for two months. She returned to make a slow start but slowly got into a rhythm.
The 16-time champion didn’t reach a final in 2022, but made it to the semifinals at the Canadian Open and the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open during a 21-21 season.
The season was definitely one of her weakest in years and it was the first time in 10 years that she didn’t make a final. From 2013 to 2021 she had reached at least one final every year.
A finalist at the U.S. Open in 2016 and a runner-up at Wimbledon in 2021, the former no. 1 has always drawn attention in big events and there will once again be a lot of interest in her matches this year. In 2022, she had also experienced. considerable dip in the rankings. She started the year as no. 4, but ended it at 32. Currently ranked no. 31, she will be hoping to climb up the rankings again.
She is currently coming off the two Adelaide events. In the first, she lost in the opening round to Jelena Ostapenko, while in the second, she won the two qualifying round matches against Jule Niemeier and Shelby Rogers, but lost the first round match to Danielle Collins. So she is yet to win a mai draw match in 2023.
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Can Wang Spring a Surprise?
Facing Pliskova in the opening round will be Xiyu Wang. The left-handed Chinese will be playing in the tournament for the second time. Last year on her debut, she found her way into the second round, but couldn’t advance further.
Wang featured in her first WTA 125 final in Valencia last year but finished runner-up. She also played in three ITF finals, all on clay, but couldn’t add to her previous three ITF titles.
The 21-year-old, who is currently ranked no. 49th in the world, played just once before in 2023, but had to retire from her first round match in Auckland against Kaorlina Muchova.
She is understood to have recovered from her issues now and is ready for her sixth Grand Slam appearance.
Wang made her top 100 debut last year and continued to move up the rankings, peaking to no. 49 on Jan 9 this year. Can she impress in Melbourne with a shock win in the opener?
Pliskova v Wang Prediction and Tip
Pliskova’s experience and her ability to thrive in big tournaments makes her the favourite in this contest. Expect her to advance but she may need three sets to do so.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Pliskova to win: 2/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Three sets in the match: 5/4 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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