World number 29 Elise Mertens will take on the 81st-ranked Maryna Zanevska in the first round of the 2023 Hobart International on Monday, January 9. Get the live streaming options of this Elise Mertens v Maryna Zanevska match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Elise Mertens v Maryna Zanevska Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came in the St. Petersburg Open qualifier of 2017, where Mertens had won in three sets.
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Mertens Still Hunting for Her Best
At her best, in the 2018-2020 period, Mertens was making it to the finals of WTA tournaments on a consistent basis. Of the 11 times she has made it to the title-deciders of such competitions, six came in that period, and nine between 2018 and April 2021.
From there on, Mertens has hit bit of a dry spell. Since that last final in April 2021, her only competition finale appearance was at the Jasmin Open in October 2022 and while she won that title, her ranking has fallen from her best ever of 12th to her current 29th.
And her performance at the United Cup left a lot to desire too.
While she won her opening match against Gergana Topalova, Mertens needed three sets against the 324th-ranked player from Bulgaria.
And against Maria Sakkari in her second match, Mertens was blown away in straight sets.
She would hope to go further into this tournament as she looks to fine-tune her game for the season’s first Grand Slam.
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Zanevska Qualifies Easily for Hobart
Ranked 81st in the world, Zanevska enters this tournament as her first of the season and she needed to come through the qualifiers to make the main draw.
Zanevska did that in style, beating Malene Helgo and Kristina Kucova in those two matches, losing just six and five games respectively in those encounters.
Main draw action will be a different kettle of fish for Zanevska though, especially on a hard court surface given she is more at home on clay. To give a perspective here, Zanevska won just three main draw matches in outdoor hardcourt tournaments the whole of the previous year.
Up against a player of the calibre of Mertens, things could get even more difficult despite her opponent’s form issues last year.
Mertens v Zanevska Prediction and Tip
Expecting Mertens to come through in straight sets here given how Zanevska has gone about her business on this surface and the fact that the Belgian’s pedigree is still some way ahead.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Mertens to win in straight sets: 8/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 19.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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The 2023 Hobart International will be played from January 9 to January 14. 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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