World no. 66, Anna Blinkova, will take on Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium, the world number 81, in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Monday, May 29. Get the live streaming options of this Anna Blinkova v Ysaline Bonaventure match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Anna Blinkova v Ysaline Bonaventure Head to Head
The pair have played each other three times before.
Bonaventure won in St. Petersburg in 2017, but Blinkova won both their matches on the Challenger tour last year.
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Strasbourg Finalist Blinkova
Blinkova has just appeared in the final in Strasbourg, where she lost to Elina Svitolina in straight sets.
That was her second final in eight months – she was successful in the other event, picking up the trophy at the Transylvania Open, although that was on a hard court.
This will be her fifth appearance in this tournament, but she has yet to get beyond the first round in Paris.
Not that she has a good record in Grand Slam singles anyway, never having been further than the second round in any of them.
Her performance in Strasbourg was her best performance on clay this season, having previously had a series of second round appearances to her name including Charleston and Rome.
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Second Paris Main Draw Appearance for Bonaventure
Although Bonaventure first attempted to qualify for the French Open in 2015, this is only her second appearance in the main draw. She was beaten in the first round last year.
2022 was a successful year for the Belgian, who appeared in four finals on the ITF tour, winning one of them. although it has been six years since she was a winner on clay on that surface.
There has been little in her recent form to suggest that she is capable of going far in the tournament this year.
She failed to qualify in Madrid, and was beaten in the second round of the Challenger event in Saint Malo.
The Belgian did qualify in Rome, but then lost in three sets to the American Taylor Townsend.
Bonaventure was also beaten in the first round in Rabat by the eventual winner, Julia Grabher of Austria.
Blinkova v Bonaventure Prediction and Tip
Although Blinkova has never been beyond the first round of Roland Garros before, she will never have a better opportunity to end that sequence than against an opponent who has been struggling for form on clay this year.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Blinkova to win: 4/9
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 4/5
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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