Martincova vs Pavlyuchenkova: prediction for the WTA Ostrava match

Tereza Martincova debuted at home Ostrava tournament in previous year. After a successful qualification she was beaten in the first round of the main draw by her compatriot, Barbora Krejcikova (5:7, 1:6). In this year, she didn't have to play in qualification, but once again Martincova had to play against her compatriot in the first round, this time it was Katerina Siniakova. 

As we expected, it was an extremely contested match. Opponents played for more than three hours. Eventually Martincova snatched a victory on a tiebreak of the decisive set (5:7, 6:4, 7:6). Martincova didn't put up her best performance in this match, she won only 57% of points at her serve and let her opponent to make six breaks.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is trying to find her way into the Top-10. Russian player is currently at the 13th position in WTA rankings. 

Pavlyuchenkova approached the start of Ostrava tournament in great form. In the first round she put up an almost flawless performance against Ana Konjuh (7:6, 6:1). She needed some time for adaptation though. In two sets her opponent made only one break.