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This clash will not go unnoticed, as it is one of the most evenly-matched third-round clashes. All eyes will be on the winner of Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova, even more so as she knocked out one of the tournament favourites.
These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.
Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova – Match Prediction
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The winner of this duel improves her Australian Open results, as neither has advanced past the third round of this Grand Slam. We have prepared an analysis to offer the right betting tips and tennis predictions at the Australian Open 2023.
Alexandrova to Win
Surprisingly, Linette got into this round after beating Kontaveit. For this reason, she had a little bit of favouritism, however, now she has to face another opponent who is even better positioned in the WTA ranking. Alexandrova defeated the Polish player a year ago, besides the victory, the way she did it stood out, as Alexandrova converted 6 breakpoints in total.
Under 21.5 Total Games
The last time the two players met in a tournament, it took only 14 games for the match to end. This time there may be a little more but no more than 21.5. For this Australian Open prediction, we take into account that Ekaterina usually wins in straight sets against players above the top 20 in the WTA rankings.
Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Preview
Once we explained our Australian Open Predictions and odds, let’s take a look at the preview Australian Open results of each player.
Magda Linette
The Polish tennis player had not reached the third round of this tournament since 2018. In the current edition Linette has shown a great level, in fact, she made her first big surprise by beating Anett Kontaveit, who won the first set, but could not stop Ekaterina’s excellent comeback.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
For the third time in her career, the Russian tennis player reaches the third round, but this time she will try to improve her Australian Open results. So far she left out of the competition against the Belgian Bonaventure, whom she beat in 2 sets. Later she beat the American Townsend, this match was a bit more difficult as Ekaterina had to turn the match around after losing the first set.
Linette vs Alexandrova Head to Head
The series of h2h between these two tennis players is equal to 1. In 2019 they had their first matchup in Seoul, allis Linette took the victory in straight sets after two tiebreaks, Their second duel was last year in Charleston, Alexandrova won with two convincing sets 6-0, 6-2.
Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Match Details
- What is the schedule for this feature? The feature is scheduled at 10:15 GMT on Saturday, January 21th.
- Which is the place chosen for this match? The match will be played at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
- Where to watch AO 2023 in UK? You can watch Australian Open on Eurosport broadcast and online, or stream it on Discovery
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