World no. 67 Anna Blinkova will take on world no. 84 Varvara Gracheva in an all-Russian first round contest of the 2023 WTA Linz Open on Tuesday, February 7. Get the live streaming options of this Anna Blinkova v Varvara Gracheva match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anna Blinkova v Varvara Gracheva Head to Head
It’s 2-2 from their previous meetings. Gracheva won the first two in 2019 and 2021, but Blinkova won the most recent meetings in Seoul last year and in the Hobart Open qualifier this year. Blinkova dominated this year’s contest between the two, winning 6-1, 6-1.
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Blinkova Was a Semifinalist in Hobart
Anna Blinkova had a wonderful start to the season, reaching the semifinals in Hobart in the second week of January. But since losing the final four clash to Lauren Davis, she has made two back-to-back first round exits.
Blinkova went down to Madison Keys in a close three-set opener at the Australian Open and then was forced to retire from the third set of her Lyon opener against qualifier Erika Andreeva.
She had started the season with by reaching the second round in Auckland, before going from qualifiers to semifinal in Hobart. The world no. 67 ousted Lucia Bronzetti, Marie Bouzkova and Yulia Putintseva en route the semis before going down to Davis.
Last year was a pretty successful one for the 24-year-old, who captured her maiden WTA crown by winning the Transylvania Open. She also finished runner-up at a WTA 125 in Saint Malo and was a finalist in three ITF tournaments.
The Russian had an overall record of 48-30 last season, playing her best on indoor surfaces and clay. On hard courts, she was 7-8 from all levels.
She is yet to go past the first round in Linz. She is expected to do it this year.
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Gracheva Makes the Main Draw
Varvara Gracheva lost to Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam in the second qualifying round on Monday but made it to the main draw as lucky loser.
The 22-year-old lost the match 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 against the German.
The world no. 84 had earlier beaten Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-4 in the first qualifying round on Sunday.
This will be the second time this year that Gracheva will be featuring in a main draw of an event. She had made it to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career in January. She had shocked Daria Kasatkina and then knocked out Lucrezia Stefanini in the first two rounds before going down to Karolina Pliskova.
Other than that run in Melbourne, she failed to go past the qualifiers in Auckland, Hobart and Lyon. Now that she has found a way to the main draw, can she make the most of it?
Blinkova v Gracheva Prediction and Tip
Blinkova has won both their most recent meetings and was dominant during the 6-1, 6-1 thrashing in Hobart last month. She is a bit more experienced at this level and is once again expected to win.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Blinkova to win: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 4/5 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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