Ningbo Open 2024: Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (4) Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva
Date: October 18, 2024
Tournament: Ningbo Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Yinzhou Tennis Center, Ningbo, China
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hardcourt
Prize Money: $922,573
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | India - Sony Sports Network | Canada - TSN
Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva preview
Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejčíková will take on young Russian sensation Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Ningbo Open. Krejcikova has not played many matches in 2024, winning 16 of the 28 matches she has played in the season. Her crowning moment of the season came when she bagged her second Major title of her career, winning the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
Krejcikova's Wimbledon run was one for the ages, as the Czech defeated heavyweights like Danielle Collins, Jelena Ostapenko, Elena Rybakina, and Jasmine Paolini. She also reached the quarterfinal at the Australian Open, losing 2-6, 3-6 to Aryna Sabalenka. However, outside these two Majors, she has won less than 10 matches in the rest of the season.
At the Ningbo Open, she received an opening-round bye. She won 7-6 (5), 6-3 against Chinese Lucky Loser Ma Yexin in the second round.
Mirra Andreeva has won 32 of the 46 matches she has played in 2024, with the Russian player winning her maiden career title at the Iasi Open. She also made a breakthrough in Grand Slams, as she reached the semi-final of the French Open. On hard courts, she reached the quarterfinal of the Cincinnati Open (losing 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 to Iga Swiatek) and the China Open (losing 7-5, 0-6, 4-6 to Qinwen Zheng).
At the Ningbo Open, the Russian teenager has been in dominant form, starting her campaign with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 over American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko in the first round. In the second round, she secured a 6-0, 6-4 win over Tamara Korpatsch.
Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva head-to-head
Andreeva has a 2-1 lead over Krejcikova in the head-to-head. The last time the two players faced each other, the Czech player won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the Round of 16 in the 2024 Australian Open.
Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva odds
(Odds have been sourced from BetMGM)
Barbora Krejcikova vs Mirra Andreeva prediction
Krejcikova has a 62 percent win record on hard courts, winning five titles on the surface so far. The last hard-court title for the Czech player came at the 2023 Southern California Open, with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win over Sofia Kenin in the final.
Andreeva has a 60 percent win record on hard courts in her career, with a 16-8 record on the surface this year. However, she has yet to make a decisive move on the hard courts, as she has yet to win a title on the surface.
Even though she is the higher-ranked and more accomplished player, Krejcikova's form post her Wimbledon run has not been great, giving the advantage to Andreeva in the upcoming match.
Pick- Andreeva to win in three sets