Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina – Second Round – Preview & Prediction | 2023 Madrid Open
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THE FACTS
When is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina on and what time does it start? Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina will take place on Friday 28th April, 2023 – not before 10:00 (UK)
Where is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina taking place? Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina will take place at Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain
What surface is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina being played on? Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina will take place on an outdoor clay court
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What channel is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina on in the UK? Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Daria Kasatkina will be televised live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
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THE PREDICTION
World number eight Daria Kasatkina is probably at her best on clay and she enjoyed a run to the round of 16 here last season via a great upset over Maria Sakkari before going on to make the semi-finals at both the Rome Masters and Roland-Garros. The 25-year-old seems to be suffering no more than a poor run of form right now on tour but it is a concern to see her come into Madrid with an 8-10 record for 2023. There were encouraging signs in her run to the semi-final of the Charleston Open but the Russian is certainly brittle right now and that makes this a very interesting second round clash with her compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. 31-year-old Pavlyuchenkova finished runner-up to Barbora Krejcikova at Roland-Garros two years ago and she set a career-high WTA world ranking of 11th last season before a serious knee injury ended her year early. A three-set victory over up-and-comer Victoria Kasintseva was solid start to her campaign but more importantly a first win on tour since last May and that should see her better in this match. Kasatkina leads Pavlyuchenkova 3-1 in their head-to-head but two of their four encounters have seen sets go both ways and backing the eighth seed to win outright looks the sensible concession here.
