World number 15 Madison Keys will be up against the 49th-ranked Jasmine Paolini in the second round of the 2023 WTA Canadian Open on Wednesday, August 9. Get the predictions and odds of this Madison Keys v Jasmine Paolini match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Madison Keys v Jasmine Paolini Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came at the 2023 Dubai Open and Keys had won that 6-1, 6-1.
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Keys Eases Past Williams
Venus Williams was never the favourite going into her opening round match against Keys. And while the former Grand Slam champion did put up a show in the second set, it was all too easy in the end for Keys.
Keys was a 6-2, 7-5 winner over Williams in a match lasting an hour and 51 minutes to enter the second round of this competition having missed it in 2022 after losing her opener here in 2021.
The match looked to be headed in one direction when Keys broke Williams twice in the first set. While Venus put up a bit of a fight in the second, Keys was at it again as she went 4-3 up with a break and was soon serving for the match at 5-4.
Venus saved a whopping seven match-points in the following game before breaking her opponent’s serve to draw level. Keys broke back immediately and while she missed an eighth match-point in the next game, she managed to convert it off the ninth to march into the next stage.
Can she now make it her 15th hardcourt win of the season to go with a mere six losses?
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Paolini Shocks Vekic
Donna Vekic was a 2/5 favourite going into her opener against Paolini but was taken down in straight sets by her Italian opponent. In a match lasting an hour and 44 minutes, Paolini overcame her 22nd-ranked opponent 7-6 (3), 6-2 to make it to the second round.
Things looked to be going to the script in the first set when Vekic went 3-1 up with a break of serve but Paolini broke back in the sixth game. Soon after that she had a set-point off Vekic’s serve that she missed but eased to the lead by winning the tie-breaker.
Any hopes of a Vekic fightback were quashed early in the second set when Paolini broke Vekic in the very first game and saved break-points in the second and fourth game to go 3-1 up.
In the fifth game, Paolini broke again and that was followed by two quick holds to win the opener.
Rather interestingly, this is Paolini’s only second main draw win in a hardcourt competition this year having featured in eight of them before this. Can she now take down another in-form player?
Keys v Paolini Prediction and Tip
Keys is a huge favourite here and a straight-set win looks likely here for the American as she looks to consolidate her excellent form.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Keys to win in straight sets: 8/11
The 2023 WTA Canadian Open in Montreal will be played from August 7 to 13. 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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