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Alexandrova vs. Navarro: WTA Adelaide Match Prediction
In Adelaide on January 8, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Emma Navarro will play each other in the second round. The Russian tennis player beat the American in the only personal meeting, will she be able to win again? We recommend that you read our betting tip and choose accurate and reliable bets on the game
Command Analysis
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Alexandrova's start to the new season was unsuccessful. Last week in Brisbane she lost to Ons Jabeur in the first round without a chance (3-6, 2-6). In Adelaide Ekaterina needs to defend the ranking points from last year's semi-final and even taking into account her less than optimal playing form, she played her first match here to the best of her ability and achieved a difficult victory over Leyla Fernandez (6-4, 3-6, 6-2).
Professional qualities
Ekaterina likes to play ahead, thereby putting her opponents in a dead end. However, to demonstrate such tennis, you need excellent preparation, you need to warm up, and this is often a problem. Plus, the Russian tennis player does not play very convincingly on the second serve.
Current indicators in the tour
In the world rankings, Alexandrova is ranked 27th. Her best result in her career is 15th place. Last season, Ekaterina played with big swings, but nevertheless, on open hard courts, she had positive statistics - 17 wins and 13 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- In the only personal meeting, which took place on grass, Alexandrova won in two sets
- In Adelaide, Russian tennis player defends last year's semi-final
Emma Navarro
USACurrent form
Navarro had her best season of her career last year, now she needs to prove that her success and her presence in the top 10 are not a fluke. Last week in Brisbane, Emma had a bad start to the season, losing to Birrell in a close fight in the opening match (5-7, 5-7). In Adelaide, the American will start right from the second round, she has never played here before.
Professional qualities
Emma is a versatile tennis player, although, like many of her compatriots, she is more inclined to play on hard courts. Navarro is distinguished by her endurance, plays many matches, it is not so easy to break her on the back line, but she does not always have enough aggression in the game to dictate her terms on the court.
Current indicators in the tour
Emma finished the past season at number eight in the world rankings, which is her best achievement in her career. On open hard courts, the American won 32 matches and suffered 14 losses in 2024, winning the title in Hobart.
Interesting facts for betting
- Only one of Navarro's last five matches on outdoor hard courts has gone three sets
- In Navarro's three previous matches on open hard courts, the first set featured more than nine games
Trends
Match Tie-Break Bet – Yes
Tie-breaks have been played in two of Alexandrova's previous five matches on open hard courts
3.40Rate Set Result: 1>2
This scenario has played out in two of Navarro's last three fights.
2.24Tip and bets
Both tennis players had a poor start to the new season, but Alexandrova has already managed to make up for her failure in Brisbane and scored a difficult victory over Fernandez in Adelaide. Plus, Ekaterina has already beaten Navarro, who has nothing special to offer the Russian in terms of her playing style. We think that bookmakers are somewhat underestimating the Russian representative in this pair.
Our prediction is Alexandrova's victory with odds of 2.50
Bet on total
Both tennis players are not particularly stable and are unlikely to confidently finish the match with a quick and easy victory. There is a high probability that the upcoming game will be drawn out.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.79
Bet on the first set
In the two previous matches involving Navarro, the opening set featured more than nine games, and we expect today's game to start with a tight first set.
Betting Tip - total games in the first set over 9.5 with odds of 2.05
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