In a battle of closely-ranked players, Anastasia Potapova will go toe to toe with Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the 2021 Miami Open on Tuesday, March 23. The match is yet to be scheduled. Get the live streaming options of this Anastasia Potapova v Ajla Tomljanovic match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anastasia Potapova v Ajla Tomljanovic Head to Head
Their only previous encounter came at the 2020 St. Petersburg Open and Potapova had clinched that round of 16 match in straight sets.
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Potapova Improving with the Season
After making bit of a slow start to the season, Potapova’s form has seen some improvement in recent times.
It started with a first round exit at the Abu Dhabi Open, which was her first tournament of the year and she proceeded to make it to the second round at the Gippsland Trophy before going out against Simona Halep.
And then at the Australian Open she made it two wins in a row, against Alison Riske and Timea Babos, before Serena Williams got the better of her in round three but not before Potapova had given the multiple-time Grand Slam winner a fight.
A couple of underwhelming results followed soon after, at the Phillip Island Trophy and the WTA Doha, but she seems to have shrugged off those results in fine style by reaching the quarterfinal at the WTA Dubai two weeks ago.
Wins over Laura Siegemund, Madison Keys and Belinda Bencic in that tournament would have given her a shot in the arm and she starts off here knowing she can dictate the terms against a struggling opponent.
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Tomljanovic Form a Major Worry
After winning her first round match at the WTA Abu Dhabi against Lin Zhu, Tomljanovic’s run of victories dried up drastically during her home swing in Australia.
Tomljanovic participated in four tournaments in Australia, winning just two matches and losing four of them including first round defeats at the Gipplsland Trophy and the Adelaide International.
Her latest match, which came in Adelaide, saw Storm Sanders, a 203rd-ranked fellow Aussie blast past Tomljanovic, 6-1, 6-2 to complete one of the most facile wins she would in her career. At the same time, it left Tomljanovic wondering how would she turn things around come the rest of the season after such a start to the year.
The Aussie’s worry would also stem from the fact she had lost six successive matches in the 2020 season of the post-pandemic-break, winning not one.
Things can be expected to get a lot more difficult for her.
Potapova v Tomljanovic Prediction and Tip
Potapova is a strong favourite to win this and odds of 1/2 for her win sound very tempting to us given Tomljanovic’s form. Backing her to clinch this easily.
Tip: Potapova to win: 1/2 (bet365)
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