Bianca Andreescu v Lesia Tsurenko Predictions, Preview & Tips for French Open 2023: Intriguing Contest on the Cards

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World no. 42 Bianca Andreescu of Canada will take on world no. 66 Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in the third round of the 2023 French Open on Saturday, June 3. Get the predictions and odds of this Bianca Andreescu v Lesia Tsurenko match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

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Bianca Andreescu v Lesia Tsurenko Head to Head

Tsurenko won their only matchup earlier this year in Hua Hin. She was leading 7-5, 4-0 in the match, when Andreescu retired from the contest.

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Andreescu Storms Into Round Three

Having never gone past the second round at the French Open, Bianca Andreescu is finally through to the third round this year.

The Canadian, who upset the 18th seed Victoria Azarenka with a comeback win in the first round, needed an hour and eight minutes to dispatch America’s Emma Navarro in straight sets in the second round on Thursday.

The world no. 42 broke Navarro thrice in the first set and then came back from 2-4 down in the second to win the match 6-1, 6-4.

Andreescu had come into the tournament with a 0-2 record on clay this season. The 22-year-old Canadian is 11-9 overall with a semifinal finish in Hua Hin and a fourth round finish in Miami.

The 2019 U.S. Open champion had not reached the third round of  a Grand Slam outside the Flushing meadows. Having made it this far in 2023, can she make it to the fourth round?

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Tsurenko Advances as Davis Retires

Lesia Tsurenko moved into the third round after her second round opponent Lauren Davis withdrew from the contest while trailing 3-6, 0-1.

The world no. 66 Tsurenko broke Davis four times, while getting broken thrice in the first set. She then broke Davis to love in the first game of the second set, before the American retired.

Tsurenko had upset the world no. 13 and 2021 champion Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets in the opening round.

The 34-year-old, who is making her ninth appearance in the tournament, has reached the third round at Roland Garros for the fourth time. But it’s the first time she has reached this far since 2019.

Tsurenko will now aim to reach the fourth round for a second time in the clay court major. She last reached the last 16 in 2018.

Tsurenko has improved to 7-3 on clay this season. Can she improve that record further on Saturday?

Andreescu v Tsurenko Prediction and Tip

Both players have looked good in the first two rounds and they will look to keep marching forward. Expect this to be a close contest. Tsurenko has displayed better form on clay this season and also has won a lot more matches than the Canadian this year. While Andreecu is ranked 24 places higher than the world no. 66, it may be the latter who edges out the Canadian in the next round.

Tips:

  • Moderate Risk Tip: Tsurenko to win: 4/6
  • Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 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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