Australian Open 2021: Marketa Vondrousova vs Sorana Cirstea – Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

19th seed Marketa Vondrousova will face Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the third round of Australian Open 2021.

Match Details:

• Fixture: Marketa Vondrousova vs Sorana Cirstea
• Date: 12 February 2021
• Tournament: Australian Open 2021
• Round: 3rd Round
• Venue: Melbourne, Australia
• Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
• Prize Money: 165,228 $ (USD)

Marketa Vondrousova vs Sorana Cirstea: Match Preview

World No.20 Marketa Vondrousova is seeking to get back to her glory days when she managed to reach the final of the French Open in 2019. Despite settling for the runners-up trophy back in Paris, Vondrousova continued to work hard to keep herself afloat in the top 20. She reached as high as No.14 in the world.

Vondrousova had a mixed outing in the first two rounds. She defeated Rebecca Peterson 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the first round and got the better of Rebecca Marino in straight sets.

Her opponent, Sorana Cirstea is currently ranked 68th in the world. Her professional career is almost 16 years long but the Romanian has just won 1 singles title throughout her career. It would be safe to say that she hasn’t really managed to build herself well on the tour.

And hence, it came as a shock when she defeated the No.9 seed Petra Kvitova in the second round of Australian Open. Starting as the underdog and against overwhelming odds, Cirstea rose through the occasion like a champion and defeated the Czech 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 to reach the third round in Melbourne.

Marketa Vondrousova vs Sorana Cirstea: Head-to-Head

The two players haven’t met on tour yet. This will be their first meeting and the Czech is the clear favorite to win it. The H2H stands at 0-0.

Marketa Vondrousova vs Sorana Cirstea: Prediction

This will be a closely fought encounter for sure. Cirstea is coming off a memorable win and would be brimming with confidence. While Vondrousova has the pedigree to outperform anyone, Cirstea will be a tough nut to crack. This match could go down the distance and the Czech may just produce a bit extra to enter the Round of 16.

Prediction: Vondrousova to win in three sets.

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