Australian Open 2022: Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic Prediction, Preview, Head to Head and Live Stream Details


Australian Open 2022: Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic Prediction, Preview, Head to Head and Live Stream Details

Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic

Reigning French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova will face World No.72 Andrea Petkovic in the opening round of the Australian Open 2022.

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Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic: Match Details

  • TournamentAustralian Open 2022
  • Match: Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic
  • Round: First Round
  • Date: 17 January 2022
  • Venue: Melbourne, Australia
  • Surface: Hardcourt
  • Prize Money: $90,000

Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic: Preview

Barbora Krejcikova
Barbora Krejcikova

Barbara Krejcikova had a remarkable resurgence last season, wherein she won her maiden singles Grand Slam title at Roland Garros and also won two Grand Slams, one each in women’s doubles and mixed doubles. However, she had a disappointing end to her season as she failed to make the knockouts after failing to register a single win in the round-robin stage and as a result, finishing last in her group. Nevertheless, she didn’t let this deter her and has notched a hattrick of wins to kick off her campaign this year and has reached the finals of the ongoing WTA Sydney Tennis Classic 2022.

Andrea Petkovic will be playing in her 12th Australian Open this year. The Spanish veteran had an above-average season as she won her seventh career title at the Winners Open in Romania, her first title in six years. She has never made it past the second round at Melbourne Park and is yet to win a match since 2018

Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic: Head-to-Head

Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic

Barbora Krejcikova and Andrea Petkovic have faced each other once before with their head-to-head being 1-0 in favor of Krejcikova. This will be their first meeting on hard court

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Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic: Prediction

Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková

Krejcikova has made a good start to her season and is on course to win her second WTA title as she takes on Spain’s Paula Badosa in the summit clash of the ongoing WTA Sydney Tennis Classic 2022.

Petkovic has won two matches this year, her only defeat being to former World No.1 Naomi Osaka
It will be a battle of contrasting playing styles as Krejcikova being a singles and doubles specialist is know for her excellent net game and defensive while also having a powerful serve, while Petkovic is known for her powerful backhand but has weak second serve and net game.

Krejcikova is the favorite going into this match as she has been in a rich vein of form as of late and will be looking forward to carry this momentum into her opening round clash.


Prediction: Krejcikova to win in straight sets

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Barbora Krejcikova vs Andrea Petkovic: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

RegionBroadcaster
AfricabeIN Sports, Supersport
AustraliaNine & Stan Sport
ChinaCCTV, iQIYI, GreatSports Media
JapanWOWOW
MalaysiabeIN Sports
New ZealandSky
SingaporebeIN Sports
EuropeEurosport, SSR SRG, Servus TV
India & SubcontinentSony 6
Latin America & CaribbeanESPN International
Middle EastbeIN Sports
CanadaTSN/RDS
North AmericaESPN
USAESPN
United KingdomEurosport

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