Anastasija Sevastova vs Caroline Garcia
11th February 09:00hrs
Tennis – St Petersburg – WTA
Pick Garcia
Bookmaker Betfair
Odds: Even Money odds taken 16:39 GMT, Sunday 9th January
Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova will be heading into this first-round action at the WTA St Petersburg as favourite against Carolina Garica. This will be the first meeting between the two players since 2017.
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Can Seveastova deliver in Russia?
29-year-old Latvian Anastasija Sevastova has won just one match this year. That happened against Serena Williams over the weekend in the Fed Cup. She has entered Brisbane, Adelaide and the Australian Open of course, and lost her first match at each of them.
Interestingly this time last year, following the opening Fed Cup action of the year, she lost in the first round of her next two singles tournaments. She was in much better form twelve months ago as well.
Sevastova and Garcia have met twice before. Both of those meetings happened in Mallorca. Garcia won the first meeting which was the final before the Latvian turned things around in the following season’s semi-final meeting at the event.
Can Garcia come through an even-looking contest?
France’s Caroline Garica has had a little more success under her belt this season than her match opponent here. She has won two of five matches played this season. Her most recent action was at the Australian Open where she beat Madison Brengle before falling to Ons Jabeur who went on to have that brilliant run to the semi-finals.
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At one stage of last year, Garcia was up in the world top-twenty, but she dropped to 45th at the end of the year. Whichever way you look at this fixture, it is probably going to be a very even contest. But the theme between these two is a straight-sets success for the victor. It’s hard to imagine that whoever is going to lose the opening set in this contest is going to have enough to fight back.
Anastasija Sevastova vs Caroline Garcia Betting Advice
There has been very little form from either of these in 2020 which makes this an interesting contest. It also makes it a difficult contest to size up from a tennis betting perspective.
Key Facts – Anastasija Sevastova vs Caroline Garcia Betting Tip
- Anastasija Sevastova is ranked 41st in the world
- Anastasija Sevastova has won just one match in 2020
- Caroline Garcia is ranked 42nd in the world
The head to head is even, the records for the year to date are even. However, the service game of Garica has been a lot better. This year she has won 73% of her service games, Sevastova has won 51% of hers. Garcia has also fired off twice as many aces as her opponent has done in this calendar year. Garcia gets the nod.
The best betting odds for Anastasija Sevastova vs Caroline Garcia
Anastasija Sevastova to win: 8/11 at Bet365
Caroline Garcia: Evens at Bet365
