World number 66 Anna Blinkova will be up against the 82nd-ranked Emma Navarro in the quarterfinal of the 2023 WTA Strasbourg Open on Thursday, May 25. Get the predictions and odds of this Anna Blinkova v Emma Navarro match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anna Blinkova v Emma Navarro Head to Head
Blinkova and Navarro haven’t faced off before this.
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Blinkova’s lack of form can be seen from how she was taken to three sets in the first round despite going into that match against Amandine Hesse as a whopping 1/9 favourite.
That she was 7/5 to win her second round encounter against Anna-Lena Friedsam was down to her struggles on clay this season.
Friedsam held her own end well and even when she lost her serve and in the process the first set, it looked like she was still in the match. So much so that Blinkova was 1-3 down in the second set and a continuous trade of service breaks also got her to 6-6.
In the tie-breaker that followed, Friedsam saved two match-points and followed it up with two set-points of her, only for Blinkova to forge ahead at the 11th hour and convert her fifth match-point.
She now takes on a clay-court specialist who seems be in some superlative form.
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Navarro Upsets Teichmann
Navarro’s fondness for clay can be seen from the fact that 30 of the 37 matches she’s played this season across all the circuits have come on this surface.
This includes three ITF level titles and one other final appearance on clay. That’s the kind of form that has seen Navarro rise to a career-best of 82nd in the world and we could see her jump up the rankings even more as she starts off a favourite in this quarterfinal.
The American, who had routed Tereza Martincova in the first round, overcome a sterling test from Jil Teichmann in the second before coming through in three sets.
In a match lasting two hours and two minutes, Navarro won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a meeting with her Russian opponent here. And as things stand, despite being ranked lower than Blinkova she sure looks like she has the game to trouble Blinkova.
Blinkova v Navarro Prediction and Tip
Backing Navarro for a straight-set win against Blinkova on clay .
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Navarro to win: 9/20
- Moderate Risk Tip: Navarro to win in straight sets: 11/10
The 2023 WTA Strasbourg Open will be played from May 21 to 27. 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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