Pliskova vs Vekic: a defeat for Donna?
In one of the closing first round matches at Roland Garros Karolina Pliskova and Donna Vekic will play on June 1. Croatian player had a long break because of injury. Will Donna experience some problems? Read in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Karolina Pliskova

We can't say that this is a successful season for Karolina Pliskova. We saw an inconsistent and below average performances from the Czech player. But even in that form Karolina managed to advance to the final of her favourite Rome tournament. Of course a 0:6, 0:6 loss to Iga Swiatek was not expected and no one could gave that prediction. But Pliskova will try to redeem herself at Paris tournament.
Pliskova doesn't have any major achievements at Roland Garros. But she regularly advances through one or two rounds at Paris. In the previous year she advanced to the second round, but then lost to Ostapenko (4:6, 2:6).

Donna Vekic

In 2021 Donna Vekic played only on three tournaments, all of them were in the beginning of the season. On February 15, Croatian player lost in the round of 16 to Jennifer Brady (1:6, 5:7) and that was her most recent official match.
The reason of such a long break is a knee surgery and recovery after it. Donna is unlikely to show her best performance in the first match. Moreover, she will play against an uncomfortable opponent - in three out of four head-to-head matches Vekic lost to Pliskova.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
Only in one out of four H2H matches there were more games olayed in the second set than in the first one

СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In three out of last four H2H matches there were no more than nine games played

Tip and bets
Karolina Pliskova has an advantage in head-to-head matches and she plays regularly throughout the season. Donna Vekic will play her first official match after a knee surgery and recovery after it. We think that Croatian player won't have many chances against a mighty opponent.
Our prediction - Pliskova to win with a handicap of (-5) games
We expect a confident victory in an upcoming match from Pliskova. Due to Vekic's lack of match practice, we won't see a long match.
Our second bet is on total under 20 games