Madrid 2023: Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick | Mutua Madrid Open
Match Details
Fixture: (2) Aryna Sabalenka vs (WC) Mirra Andreeva
Date: May 1, 2023
Tournament: Mutua Madrid Open 2023
Round: Fourth Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor clay
Prize money: €7,652,174
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva preview
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka will take on Mirra Andreeva in the fourth round of the Madrid Open.
Sabalenka entered the WTA 1000 tournament seeded second and thus, received a bye to the second round. Here, she faced Sorana Cirstea and beat her 6-4, 6-3 to set up a third-round clash against Camila Osorio.
Sabalenka broke serve in the very first game of the match before the Colombian broke her back. The World No. 2 regained her one-break lead and eventually went on to win the opening set.
The second set was tightly contested, with both players breaking the other twice each to level the scores at 5-5. Sabalenka then broke Osorio before holding her serve to love to book her place in the fourth round.
Mirra Andreeva entered the Madrid Open as a wildcard and started the tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Leylah Fernandez. She then faced 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round and won a tightly-contested first set 7-6(6).
The 16-year-old broke in the very first game of the second set and made another break in the final game to win 6-3 and reach the third round of the Madrid Open.
Here, the Russian took on 17th seed Magda Linette and won the opening set 6-3. She then made two breaks in the first and last games of the second to win it by the same scoreline and book her place in the fourth round of the WTA 1000 tournament,
Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva head-to-head
The head-to-head between the two currently stands at 0-0 as they haven't locked horns before.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra An dreeva odds
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Aryna Sabalenka vs Mirra Andreeva prediction
Sabalenka will enter the match as the favorite to win but the young Andreeva will be in good spirits after taking out two seeded players in Haddad Maia and Linette.
Sabalenka has an aggressive game style and her unforced error count has been kept in check. The Belarusian will look to attack from the start of the match and put pressure on Andreeva. In addition to her powerful serve and shots, her on-court movement on clay will also come in very handy.
Andreeva also has an aggressive style of play and can mix up her groundstrokes with astute drop shots. The Russian won 97 out of 174 return points (55.7%) in her last match, so she is capable of putting Sabalenka's serve to the test.
While Andreeva will not make things easy for the World No. 2, Sabalenka should be able to come out on top given her current run of form.
Pick: Sabalenka to win in straight sets.