Azarenka vs Zhu: prediction for the Australian Open match

Australia

Victoria Azarenka

Belarus

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22 January 02:00 UTC

Lin Zhu

China

On January 22, Victoria Azarenka and Lin Zhu will fight for a quarter-final spot at Australian Open. Easy victory for the favourite? The answer is in our prediction.

Victoria Azarenka vs Lin Zhu Prediction and Betting Tips (22.01.2023)

Command Analysis

Victoria Azarenka

Belarus

Victoria Azarenka managed to defend ranking points for the round of 16, she achieved that result at the previous Australian Open. But Belarusian player is not looking to stop on that result.

Azarenkaexperienced no problems in two first matches of Australian Open. She managed to beat Kenin (6:4, 7:6) and Podoroska (6:1, 6:0) in straight sets. In the third round Belarusian player needed three sets to defeat Madison Keys (1:6, 6:3, 6:1).

Lin Zhu

China

Australian Open round of 16 is a huge achievement for Lin Zhu. Before 2023, Chinese player has been unable to get past the second round in Melbourne.

Lin Zhu managed to win all four Melbourne matches, despite being a huge underdog. She secured victories over Marino (6:2, 6:4), Teichmann (6:2, 6:2) and Sakkari (7:6, 1:6, 6:4). Chinese player put up a weak serving performance, her opponent converted seven of eight break-points.

Trends

Ставка1st set: total under 9,5

This bet played in three of five latest matches of Azarenka

1.50

СтавкаSets performance: 2=1

This bet played in two of four latest matches of Lin Zhu

5.05

Tip and bets

1.6Handicap (-5) on Azarenka

Lin Zhu just barely beat Sakkari in the most recent Melbourne match. Chinese player put up a terrible serving performance in that fixture. We are not expecting a surprise today. Azarenka is much better than her opponent. Victoria gained match practice and should be able to beat the opponent. Belarusian player is also more experienced than Zhu.

Our prediction - Azarenka to win with a handicap of (-5) games

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1.68Total under 20

Lin Zhu wasted much energy for the match against Maria Sakkari. We are not expecting a strong performance from the Chinese player. Her serve is not good enough to create problems for Azarenka.

Our second bet is on total under 20 games

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