World number 26 Ekaterina Alexandrova will be up against the 117th-ranked Kimberly Birrell in the second round of the 2023 Rosmalen Open on Wednesday, June 14. Get the predictions and odds of this Ekaterina Alexandrova v Kimberly Birrell match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Ekaterina Alexandrova v Kimberly Birrell Head to Head
No previous meetings have taken place between Alexandrova and Birrell before this.
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Alexandrova Registers Straight-Set Win against Rodina
She is 34 years old and is ranked outside the top 300. Which is why it wasn’t too surprising when Evgeniya Rodina started off a 7/1 underdog in her opener against Alexandrova.
Alexandrova lived up to the expectations too but should have hoped for a better scoreline than a 6-3, 6-4 win, a match that took an hour and 24 minutes.
What would please Alexandrova is her 80% first serve points won and the manner in which she came back from being a break down in the very first game of the encounter to clinch four games in a row.
She also faced one other break-point in the entire match which she saved to move to the second round, having started out as a defending champion in this competition.
Can Alexandrova now live up to her favourites billing in the second round too?
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Birrell Eases Past Pattinama Kerkhove
It took Birrell nearly an hour and a half but she managed to find herself a straight-set win over Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in their opening round encounter.
Birrell, who had lost in the first round of the Surbiton ITF tournament last week on grass and was on a three-match losing streak coming into this one, carved out a 6-1, 6-4 victory here.
She faced a mere two break-points in the match, saving both while overpowering Pattinama Kerkhove’s serve on three occasions.
The Aussie won five games in a row in the first set and while she found it difficult to get past her opponent’s serve in the second set, she kept plugging away. At 4-4, Birrell broke to love, frittered away three match-points before winning it off her fourth.
She will hope to put up some fight here.
Alexandrova v Birrell Prediction and Tip
Alexandrova is a 1/7 favourite to grab this and while we think she will win in straight sets, there could be one set in which she faces a bit of a challenge.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Alexandrova to win in straight sets: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Games Handicap Birrell +5.5: 10/11
The 2023 Rosmalen Open will be played from June 12 to 18. 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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