World no. 56, Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic, will take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the world number 424, in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Sunday, May 28. Get the live streaming options of this Linda Fruhvirtova v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Linda Fruhvirtova v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before.
This will be the first match between the 18 year old Czech, and her opponent, who is 13 years her senior.
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Fruhvirtova’s Main Draw Debut in Paris
This is a main draw debut at Roland Garros for the 18 year old from the Czech Republic. Her previous attempt to reach this stage ended in the second round of qualifying last year.
But she has already shown she can cope with the pressure of playing in a Grand Slam by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in January.
That came five months after she won her first senior WTA title in Chennai.
So far, though, she has struggled with the switch to clay this season.
She suffered successive second round defeats in Charleston, Stuttgart and Madrid, and things got worse not better in Rome, where she was knocked out in the first round.
And the latest result in what has been a disappointing sequence came in Rabat, where she suffered another first round defeat, this time at the hands of the Turkish player, Cagla Buyukakcay, the world number 263.
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Pavlyuchenko Beaten Finalist Two Years Ago
Two years ago, Pavlyuchenkova reached the final in Paris before losing to Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets.
And she also reached the quarter-finals in Roland Garros back in 2011.
However, she missed the event last year with the injury that caused her to be away from the tour for months, and, when she returned a few months ago, she had to rely on a Protected Ranking to ensure her entry into the main draw of tournaments such as this.
Certainly she is still working her way back to full fitness, as was shown in Rome where she was thrashed in the second round by Iga Świątek without winning a single game.
However, she has just reached her first quarter-final in Strasbourg since her comeback, losing eventually to the American Lauren Davies.
This will be her first match in Paris since reaching the final.
Fruhvirtova v Pavlyuchenkova Prediction and Tip
If Pavlyuchenkova can find any of the form that took her to the final two years ago, she should have too much experience and know how on these courts for the Czech teenager.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Pavlyuchenkova to win: 5/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 23.5 games in the match: 6/4
The 2023 French Open will be played from May 28 to June 11. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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