World no. 77 Maryna Zanevska of Belgium will meet world no. 1103 Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic in the first round of the 2023 WTA Rome Open on Tuesday, May 9. Get the predictions and odds of this Maryna Zanevska v Barbora Strycova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Maryna Zanevska v Barbora Strycova Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Zanevska Is 2-2 on Clay This Season
World no. 75 Maryna Zanevska will be making her Italian Open debut this season. The Belgian had been extremely good on clay over the last three years, but this year she is off to a 2-2 start on the surface.
Beginning her clay court season in Madrid, Zanevska scored a convincing straight sets win over Sofia Kenin in the first round but bowed out of the second round after suffering a straight sets loss to Liudmilla Samsonova.
In her next assignment at the WTA 125 in Saint Malo, Zanevska once again won her first round match with ease against Laura Pigossi, but fell in the round of 16 to Katie Volynets.
Zanevska has an overall record of 8-9, across level, this season, with her best coming in the indoor Lyon Open, where she went on to reach the semifinal before being sent packing by Alycia Parks.
The 29-year-old world no. 77, who won her first WTA 1000 match in Madrid, had won her only title at the Tour level on clay in Poland in 2021.
Last year, she had picked her maiden Challenger title on hard court in Open de Rouen.
She will be looking to make a brisk start in Rome.
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Can Strycova Turn Back the Clock?
Barbora Strycova had announced her retirement in 2021, but she came out of her retirement at the Madrid Open this year, returning to action after a gap of two years, but the Czech player is yet to win a match since September 27, 2020, when she won her first round match at Roland Garros.
She went 0-2 in 2021 and is off to a 0-1 start this year.
Strycova, 37, went down to Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in her only match of the 2023 season in Madrid.
She also featured in the doubles competition in Madrid and along with Hsieh Su-wei, she won the first two rounds before falling in the quarterfinals.
A semifinalist in Wimbledon in 2019, Strycova will be making her eighth appearance in Rome. Her tournament best was a quarterfinal finish in 2016.
Zanevska v Strycova Prediction and Tip
Having not played for a while, Strycova may struggle to win once again in Rome. But she was competitive in her first round match in Madrid and may once again pose a tough challenge but Zanevska is slowly gaining form on clay. Se has also played plenty of tennis this year compared t the Czech and will be the favourite to beast Strycova and advance to the next round.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Zanevska to win in straight sets: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 4/5
The 2023 WTA Rome Open will be played from May 9 to 21. 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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