In the 1/16 finals of the WTA tournament in the Czech Republic, Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan will play against Madison Keys from the USA.
Madison KeysThe 27-year-old representative of the USA failed at the WTA tournament in Estonia last week.
In Tallinn, already in the 1/16 finals, Keys unexpectedly lost quite heavily in two sets to Victoria Golubich from Switzerland – 3:6; 2:6. This game was on September 26.
Elena RybakinaThe 23-year-old representative of Kazakhstan, in turn, played for the last time two weeks ago.
Recall that the last time Rybakina unsuccessfully played at the WTA tournament in Tokyo. At the tournament in Japan, Elena lost already in the 1/16 finals, but at the same time she immediately got to the Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova – 2:6; 4:6. Samsonova eventually won the tournament in Tokyo and did not lose a single set during the entire tournament, and therefore this defeat is still not too scary for Rybakina. Recall that this match was on September 21.
Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys have played together twice this year. The meetings were held on May 28 and August 19, both meetings were reserved for the tennis player from the USA.
ForecastIn this match, Elena Rybakina is considered a small favorite among bookmakers.
Both tennis players are in pretty weak shape right now, there could be any outcome. At the same time, it is also important for Keys and Rybakina to successfully perform at the tournament in the Czech Republic, so as not to be forgiven in the WTA ranking. There should be a hard fight here, and therefore we suggest that you put more than 20.5 games on the total.
Madison Keys
Viktorija Golubic
Shuai Zhang
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Mate Pavic
Camila Giorgi
Dayana Yastremska
Kvitova P.
Elena Rybakina
Iga Swiatek
Jelena Ostapenko
Mirza S.
Veronika Kudermetova
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Elise Mertens
Alize Cornet
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Ons Jabeur
Bogdan A.
Laura Siegemund
Garbine Muguruza Blanco
Mayar Sherif
Demi Schuurs
Ajla Tomljanovic
