WTA Italian Open 2021: Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Preview, Head to Head and Prediction

WTA Italian Open 2021: Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Preview, Head to Head and Prediction

Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

In the opening round clash at the WTA Italian Open 2021, World No. 13 and 12th seeded Garbine Muguruza will take on World No. 41 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Match Details

  • Tournament: WTA Italian Open
  • Match: Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  • Round: First Round
  • Date: 10th May, 2021
  • Prize Money: €8,670
  • Venue: Rome, Italy
  • Surface: Clay Court

Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova : Preview

Garbine Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza has been in amazing form in 2021. She won the Dubai Open 2021 has also finished runner-up on two occasions first at the Yara Valley Classic Open 2021 and then later at the Qatar Open 2021. She comes to Rome from the Charleston Open 2021 and will make her Red Clay debut at the Rome Open.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has not been off to a great start and had failed to qualify for the quarter-finals in any tournament before the Madrid Open 2021 where she reached till the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.

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Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova : Head to Head

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

This will be the 8th meeting between the two, with Garbine being the more successful one in their meetings. They last met in the 2021 Yara Valley Classic where Garbine emerged victorious. However, Anastasia has won their only clay meeting. Garbine Muguruza leads the head-to-head tie 7-1.

Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova : Prediction

Garbine Muguruza will be the favourite in the upcoming Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova clash at the Italian Open 2021.
Garbine Muguruza

Given the current form Muguruza looks the favourite coming into the tie. Anastasia will be looking to repeat her Madrid Open run keeping their previous clay meeting where she had defeated the Spaniard Garbine.

Prediction: Garbine Muguruza to win in straight sets.

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