World no. 97, Varvara Gracheva, will take on Lucrezia Stefanini of Italy, the world no. 141, in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on Thursday, January 19. Get the live streaming options of this Varvara Gracheva v Lucrezia Stefanini match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Varvara Gracheva v Lucrezia Stefanini Head to Head
The pair have played each other twice before, with both matches taking place on clay.
Stefanini won their match in Tunisia in 2017, and again in Prague the following year.
Both victories were achieved in straight sets.
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Gracheva Thrashes Eighth Seed
Gracheva made a highly impressive start to her own campaign in Melbourne by thrashing her compatriot Daria Kasatkina, the world number eight, and eighth seed, in straight sets, dropping just two games in the process.
The dye was cast early as she raced into a four love lead in the first set. Kasatkina briefly hindered her progress by recovering one of the breaks, but it was only a temporary setback for Gracheva who reeled off the next two games to win the first set in just 24 minutes.
The second set began with a hold apiece, before Kasatkina was broken once more.
She had three break back points next game, could not convert any of them, and was punished by Gracheva who broke her again.
A hold to love and another break saw Gracheva wrap up proceedings in less than an hour.
Kasatkina had an evening she will want to forget in a hurry,
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Qualifier Stefanini Upsets Experienced German
Stefanini was making her Grand Slam debut in Melbourne after qualifying, and she began her campaign with an impressive win, claiming the scalp of the experienced German, Tatjana Maria, who reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon last year.
All that seemed unlikely when the German quickly went two breaks up, before the Italian recovered one of them.
However, another sequence of three dropped serves was enough to earn the German the first set.
The momentum appeared to have shifted in favour of Stefanini when she went two breaks up and had the chance to serve for the second set.
But she seemed to have blown the opportunity when she allowed herself to be broken twice in succession enabling Maria to level things up. Any relief the German may have felt, though, at that stage, was soon ended when she was broken again and, this time, Stefanini was able to serve out for the second set.
Maria was the first to break in the third set, only to immediately surrender her advantage once more.
Another break and she found herself serving to stay in the match. Two match points came and went for the Italian, but she made the third one, back on her own serve, count.
Gracheva v Stefanini Prediction and Tip
Although Stefanini won both their previous matches, they were on clay, her preferred surface.
Gracheva was hugely impressive in beating the number eight seed, and, if she can carry that form into the match with the Italian, should be too strong for her.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Gracheva to win: 5/7 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 7/5 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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