Krejcikova-Pavlyuchenkova: forecast and bet on the final of Roland Garros

On June 12, at 16: 00 Moscow time, Krejcikova will fight Pavlyuchenkova in the final of Roland Garros. Who will be the new champion of this TBSH? Bookmakers on equal terms evaluate the chances of girls to triumph.

Barbora Krejcikova

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

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Barbora Krejcikova

Krejcikova is the 33rd racket of the world. During her career, she has won only one singles tournament so far – in Strasbourg in May this year. She started her way to the final at Roland Garros with a difficult victory over her compatriot-Kristina Pliskova: 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. It is worth noting that after losing the first game, Barbora lost with a break in the second set (1-3). After that, she won three easy victories (over Aleksandrova, Svitolina and Stevens), and in the 1/4 final defeated Gauff, and also in two games (7-6, 6-3), although in the first set she was very lucky: she lost 0-3, and in the end played 5 sets. But in the semifinals, it took Krejcikova 3 hours and 20 minutes to win over Sakkari: 7-5, 4-6, 9-7. In the first game, the girls made 7 breaks for two, the second set began for the Czech with 0-4, and she could not win back, and in the decisive game, Barbora did not allow the Greek to serve for the match with the score 4-5, having played one matchball.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Pavlyuchenkova is the 32nd racket of the world. During her career, she won 12 tournaments, three of which were on clay. At Roland Garros, Nastya first "warmed up" in the games against McHale (6-4, 6-0) and Tomljanovic (6-2, 6-3), and then defeated one of the favorites of the tournament – Arina Sobolenko: 6-4, 2-6, 6-0. After that, she beat another Belarusian – Azarenka, and also in three games: 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. In the 1/4 final, Pavlyuchenkova in an equal and persistent fight that lasted 2.5 hours, defeated her friend – Rybakina (6-7, 6-2, 9-7), and in the semifinals she dealt with Zidansek (7-5, 6-3), showing not the best game.

Personal meeting statistics

The girls will meet for the first time.

Interesting facts:

• Both girls will play in the TBSH final for the first time in their careers.
• Pavlyuchenkova won 10 matches out of the last 11.
• Krejcikova's winning streak is already 11 matches.
• In addition to the singles final, Barbora will play in the doubles final.

Forecast from LiveResult.ru

We cannot but agree with the bookmakers who do not see a clear favorite in the final match. Both girls made a difficult path: Nastya played three three-set matches, and Barbora – two, but extremely difficult, in which she was on the verge of defeat. In the semifinals, the Czech spent a lot of energy and emotions, and the next day also played in the semifinals of the doubles. I think the Russian will physically look better, and if she shows her powerful and stable game in attack, she will succeed. On the other hand, Krejcikova is a girl with character, fights to the end and is very dangerous in draws and in the game at the net. You can't beat her just like that, so the Russian woman needs to prepare for a difficult battle. We are waiting for a long and interesting final, in which the best bet will be "Total More".