WTA Linz Open 2020: Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

WTA Linz Open 2020: Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

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Irina-Camelia Begu (left) and Nadia Podoroska (right)

Sixth seed Nadia Podoroska will play against Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round of the 2020 Linz Open. This will be their first meeting on the WTA tour.

Match Details:

  • Date: 11th November 2020
  • Tournament: WTA Linz Open 2020
  • Match: Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu
  • Round: Round of 32
  • Venue: Linz, Austria
  • Category: WTA International
  • Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: Approx. $202,250

Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu: Match Preview

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Argentinian Nadia Podoroska went on fire at this year’s French Open

Nadia Podoroska and Irina-Camelia Begu are incidentally doubles partners and will be playing together at Linz. They won their first-round matchup comfortably. Now, they face off against each other for a spot in the second round of the singles draw.

Nadia Podoroska has had a meteoric rise to fame in 2020. The young Argentine has lost only a handful of matches this year, producing impressive runs in many tournaments. This good streak led to her drastic rise in the world rankings; she now sits at her career-best ranking of 46.

Her best performance in 2020 was undoubtedly at Roland Garros, where she went through qualifying to reach the semifinals – an unexpected result with 8 wins out of 9 played. The highlight of her tournament was an upset of the third seed and world no. 5, Elina Svitolina. However, she lost to the eventual winner, Iga Swiatek, in the semifinals. This was her best performance at a Grand Slam by far, making her the first qualifier to reach the French Open semifinals.

Podoroska hasn’t played since Roland Garros, so she lacks any indoor hardcourt match practice heading into this match.

Her opponent is the experienced Irina-Camelia Begu. The 30-year-old Romanian currently sits at world no. 76 but had achieved a career-best of 22 in 2018.

Begu has won two titles this season, the same number as her opponent in this match. Apart from her title wins at Indian Wells and Cairo (both non-WTA Tour), she has had decent runs in tournaments. She was faced with tough draws in the Grand Slams, and couldn’t get past the second round in any. Her best performance in a WTA event was a semifinals appearance in the Prague Open. She was paired against top seed Simona Halep, who defeated her in straight sets.

Begu’s most recent tournament was the Ostrava Open, where she lost in the second round of qualifying to Coco Gauff.

Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu: Head-to-Head

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Irina-Camelia Begu

The two players have never met before on the WTA Tour. Thus, the head-to-head stands at 0-0.

Nadia Podoroska vs Irina-Camelia Begu: Match Prediction

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Begu’s experience on indoor hardcourts may help her clinch a narrow victory

Despite the players’ recent form pointing towards a Podoroska win, she hasn’t played indoors this season. Begu brings an element of experience to the match, which the younger Argentine may find hard to match.

If Begu manages to keep her past troubles in check, she will be able to defeat her doubles partner comfortably here. However, Podoroska will not go down without a fight; expect a tight three-setter.

Match Prediction: Irina-Camelia Begu to win in three sets against Nadia Podoroska.

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