World No. 114, and number six seed Kaja Juvan of Slovenia will take on Marina Melnikova of Russia, the world 189, in the first round of the 2021 Romania Open on Monday, August 2. Get the live streaming options of this Kaja Juvan v Marina Melnikova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Kaja Juvan v Marina Melnikova Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before. This will be the first match between the 20-year old Slovenian, and the Russian, who is 12 years older..
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Juvan Broke into Top 100 Earlier This Year
Earlier this year Juvan broke into the top 100 for the first time, although she has since slipped back.
She had a successful junior career, reaching both the semi-finals of the girls’ singles at Wimbledon and the US Open double, and won the prestigious Orange Bowl event in 2016.
Juvan has yet to translate that form to the senior tour, although she has won seven ITF titles, all of them on her favourite surface of clay.
In February Juvan reached the third round of the Australian Open, her best showing in a Grand Slam to date, but then emulated that feat at Wimbledon, beating the (recently crowned) Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in the first round before eventually losing to the American Coco Gauff.
Last week she lost in the first round of a Challenger even in Belgrade.
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Melnikova’s Successes Primarily in Doubles
The 32-year old Russian Melnikova has been a pro for 16 years, and her greatest successes in her career have been in doubles’ events. Partnered by compatriot Valentyna Ivaknenko. She was runner-up in the Katowice Open in Poland in 2014, and she was also a beaten finalist with Elise Mertens in a tournament in Taiwan the previous year.
Singles-wise, she spends the vast majority of her time on the junior tours, and reached her first final in a year on the clay of Qeiras in Portugal in April. Losing to the Spaniard Maria Gutierrez Carrasco in straight sets.
Her last tournament win was back in October 2019 in Hilton Head, the USA.
Melnikova tried, and failed to qualify for both the French Open and Wimbledon recently.
The last three appearances she has made on the WTA senior tour – in Hamburg, Lausanne and Gdynia, Poland have all resulted in first round defeats.
Juvan v Melnikova Prediction and Tip
Juvan will start the clear favourite for this match #based on recent form and comparative world ranking. She is looking up the world rankings, whereas Melnikova’s time has been and gone.
Tip: Juvan to win: 2/9 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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