Current women’s World No.5 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic will take on Jaquelin Cristian of Romania in the fourth round of the 2022 Sydney International on Wednesday, January 12. Get the live streaming options of this Barbora Krejcikova v Jaquelin Cristian match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Barbora Krejcikova v Jaquelin Cristian Head to Head
Krejcikova and Cristian have never played each other before. However, with the reigning French Open champion off to winning start in her season opener and the young Romanian clearing her first hurdle with a hard fought win, expect a fierce contest as these two players go against each other for the first time on Wednesday.
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Krejcikova Hopes to Kick Off New Season with Win
Cutting her teeth into Grand Slam tennis, Krejicikova made it a memorable 2021 for herself as she held aloft the championship trophy at the Roland-Garros.
Her maiden Major trophy lift catapulted her to a career-high No.3 in singles rankings before finished the year at No.5. Keen to carry forward the momentum into the new season, the Czech star will open her campaign at the ongoing Sydney International on Wednesday.
Standing opposite her in the first round is rising Romanian player Jaquelin Cristian. If Krejcikova can play anywhere close to the level that took her to her maiden Grand Slam title and into the to-4 of singles rankings, she would be more than a handful for the unheralded Romanian.
However, Cristian showed good fight and gumption in her tournament opener to survive tense moments, especially in the first set, and eventually prevail in straight sets against Priscilla Hon of Australia.
With not much expectations riding on her going into the last-16 clash with the reigning Roland-Garros champion, the Romania will have the license to express herself in the quest of a major career scalp.
The pressure and odds will squarely be on the Czech champion to play to potential and stroll into the last eight.
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Cristian Eyes Biggest Career Win
Still finding her feet in the women’s circuit, Cristian’s previous event at then ongoing Melbourne Summer Set saw her bow out in the opening round after losing to Estonian Kaia Kanepi.
However, the young Romanian did put a valiant put up a valiant fought before the class of the superior-ranked Estonian told on her. In fact, it was the Romanian who raised visions of a stunning upset as she prevailed in the opening set via a tiebreaker.
Jolted into action after dropping the first set, Kanepi fought back to take the second to a tiebreaker, eventually pipping Cristian 9-7. With the momentum shifting to her side, the Estonian went all out in the decider and crushed the Romanian 6-2 to eventually prevail in three sets.
However, even in her defeat, there were aspects in the Romanian’s game that would have drawn notice and she would have to summon every bit of her skill and spirit if she is to notch up an unlikely win over Krejcikova on Wednesday. Goes without saying that it will be upset of then tournament.
Krejcikova v Cristian Prediction and Tip
Going strictly by the numbers, it ought to be a stroll for Krejcikova in this last-16 tie against Cristian as she leads the Romanian comfortably both in terms of her ranking as well as skill and experience. However, not all matches are decided on ranking places and Cristian, though starting as an underdog, will hope to work a miracle.
Tip: Krejcikova to win in three sets: 3/1 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 Sydney International will be played from January 10 to 16. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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