No. 30 seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania will meet Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Sunday, May 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Sorana Cirstea v Jasmine Paolini match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Sorana Cirstea v Jasmine Paolini Head to Head
Polini won their only meeting in Potoroz two years ago.
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Sorana Cirstea is set to play in the main draw at French Open for the 15th time. It is also the only Grand Slam where she has reached the quarterfinals once but that was way back in 2009.
The 33-year-old Romanian has been scratchy at the tour level clay court tournaments this year. But the preparations for the clay court major have still been good as she won her maiden WTA 125 title in Reus earlier this month, defeating Elizabeth Mandlik in the final.
On the tour, she won her first round matches in Madrid and Rome but fell in the second round of both the tournaments. Most recently, she featured in the Strasbourg Open, going down fighting to Clara Burel in two tough sets.
Ranked no. 31st in the world, Cirstea was in excellent form just before the clay season began as she reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells and the semifinals in Miami.
She may not have been that sharp on the tour level clay court events but the win in Reus would have helped her confidence. She is 7-3 on clay and 20-11 overall, across levels this season. Can Cirstea get off to a good start?
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Paolini On a Five-Match Winning Streak
Jasmine Paolini defeated Taylor Townsend in the final of the WTA 125 in Florence last week to win the second Challenger title of her career and a first title in 2023.
The run to the title was just what Paolini needed ahead of the French Open. She will now be heading into the French Open with a lot of confidence.
After struggling for most parts of the season, Paolini won five on the trot in Florence, which improved her overall season record to 13-13 and her clay court record to 8-4.
Ranked no. 52nd in the world, the 27-year-old will be featuring in the main draw at Roland Garros for the fifth time. While she was knocked out in the opening round in 2019 and 2022. She made it to the second round in 2020 and 2021.
Paolini plays well on clay and all three of her WTA 125 finals have come on the surface with the Italian winning two of them. On the tour, she has played two finals, both on hard courts, winning her only title at the Slovenia Open in 2021.
Cirstea v Paolini Prediction and Tip
This promises to be an entertaining first round contest. Cirstea is the more experienced campaigner will hold slight edge, but expect the in-form Paolini to stretch the Romanian to the hilt.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Cirstea to win: 4/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 26.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 French Open will be played from May 28 to June 11. 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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