Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - Zheng Jingwen: prediction for the Roland Garros match

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will play Zheng Jingwen in the first round of Roland Garros on May 25. The Russian tennis player defeated the representative of China in the only face-to-face meeting, but now she is far from being in the best shape, unlike Zheng Jingwen, who is approaching Paris after the semifinals in Rome. Should we expect any intrigue today, or will the bookmakers' favorite surely win? - the answer is in our expert's betting tip

Command Analysis

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Current form
Pavlyuchenkova did not manage to show anything after the transition to the ground. In Madrid, Anastasia managed to lose to Sevastova at the start, who had barely returned to the tour. Next was Rome, where the Russian tennis player defeated Boulter in the first round, after which she lost without a chance to Kenin (3-6, 0-6). In Paris a year ago, Pavlyuchenkova lost her racket in the second round.
Professional qualities
Anastasia has experience, a rich technical arsenal, and is able to build her matches and individual draws tactically competently. However, all this works when she gets in the right shape and when nothing bothers her in terms of health. Now she is clearly far from her peak playing conditions.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Pavlyuchenkova has performed her best only at the Australian Open, where she was able to reach the quarterfinals. In all other tournaments, she has never won more than one round. In total, the Russian woman has six wins and seven losses in statistics since the beginning of the year.
Interesting facts for betting
- In seven consecutive matches with Pavlyuchenkova, the minimum number of sets was played.

Qinwen Zheng

Current form
Zheng Jingwen did not immediately gain momentum on the ground, but already in Rome we saw a bright and powerful game performed by a representative of China. As part of that tournament, she made it to the semifinals, and defeated world number one Arina Sobolenko, whom she had never beaten before. Only Corey Gauff (7-6, 4-6, 7-6) stopped the eighth racket of the world in the Italian capital.
Professional qualities
Zheng Jingwen is always focused on attacking, on finishing the draws with straight punches. The Chinese woman is notable for her mobility on the court, fast footwork, and powerful first serve.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Zheng Jingwen has not had the most outstanding performance in the tour: 13 wins and eight losses. Nevertheless, she holds her position in the top 10 and is currently the eighth racket of the world.
Interesting facts for betting
- In six of the previous seven matches, Zheng Jingwen played in two sets.
- The Chinese tennis player has never gone further than the 1/8 finals at Roland Garros.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
In seven consecutive matches with Pavlyuchenkova, there was no exchange of games won.
1.30Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
This is how events unfolded on the court in Zheng Jingwen's four previous fights.
2.24Tip and bets
In our opinion, there will be no intrigue in the upcoming match. Zheng Jingwen put herself in great shape for the start in Paris, she won back the tournament in Rome, and demonstrated her usual super-aggressive fast game. It's trivial at the moment that Anastasia won't be able to maintain the pace that Zhen Jingwen is ready to offer her.
Our prediction is that Zheng Jingwen will win with a handicap of (-5) games with a coefficient of 1.62
Bet on the total
In her last losing match against Kenin, the Russian tennis player managed to win only three games. If Zheng Jingwen's game starts right away, then Anastasia is unlikely to stand up to her barrage of attacks and the match will end quickly.
The second bet is a total of less than 19.5 games for 1.80
Bet on the second set
In only one of Pavlyuchenkova's five previous matches, more than nine games were played in the second game. We expect that in this segment of the game the favorite will surely win and close the match.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the second set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.41