Azarenka vs Alexandrova: prediction for the WTA Ostrava match
Victoria Azarenka beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in three previous head-to-head matches. Should we expect another victory from the Belarusian player on October 3? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka played only once in Ostrava. In 2020, Belarusian player reached the final of that indoor tournament, but suffered a defeat to Aryna Sabalenka (2:6, 2:6). It won't be easy to achieve that result now, because the World No. 22 player lacks consistency.
After the US Open Azarenka took a pause. She reached the round of 16 in New York and suffered a defeat to Pliskova (5:7, 7:6, 2:6). Victoria didn't play a single indoor match in the current season. Overall, she played 12 tournaments and only once failed to get past the first round.

Ekaterina Alexandrova

Ekaterina Alexandrova failed to achieve success in American hard tournaments. Russian player failed to get past the second round in any of three American competitions.
After US Open Alexandrova had an unsuccessful Portoroz tournament, where she suffered a second round defeat to Tsurenko (5:7, 6:7). After that, Ekaterina put up a fantastic performance at Seoul, winning the title with a 7:6, 6:0 victory over Ostapenko in the final. Russian player had only one indoor tournament in 2022 - on February, she participated at Saint-Petersburg competition, where Ekaterina secured a victory over Giorgi and suffered a defeat to Sakkari.
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In two of three latest head-to-head matches opponents exchanged sets

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Tip and bets
Azarenka had no match practice after the US Open. We shouldn't expect a confident victory from Victoria in her first indoor match, she will need some time for adaptation. After winning a Seoul tournament, Alexandrova had one week to rest and prepare for the Ostrava competition. Ekaterina lack consistency, so we are expecting a long match today.
Our prediction - total over 21 games
Azarenka should be able to get the victory in this match. Russian player is a comfortable opponent for Victoria. Azarenka won all three head-to-head matches.
Our second bet is on Azarenka to win the match