Karolina Pliskova vs Zhang Shuai. Prediction and Betting Tips for Australian Open

Karolina Pliskova failed to impress in pre-Slam tournaments, so there were some concerns about the start of Australian Open. But Czech player is quite successful at Melbourne so far. 

Pliskova didn't lose a single set in three matches. She managed to beat Wang Xinyu, Putintseva and Gracheva. Powerful serve seriously helped Pliskova in each of those matches. Against Gracheva, Karolina made six aces and didn't let her opponent to have a single break-point. 

Prior to Australian Open, Zhang Shuai didn't win a single match in two Adelaide tournaments. But at Australian Open, Chinese player finally put an end to the losing streak and reached the round of 16. 

Zhang Shuai needed three sets to beat Tig in the first round (6:1, 4:6, 6:0). But in two following matches Chinese player left no chance to Martic (6:3, 6:3) and Volynets (6:3, 6:2). Now Shuai is up to a big challenge - she lost all seven head-to-head matches against Karolina Pliskova.