Varvara Gracheva vs Viktorija Golubic Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | First Round
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Varvara Gracheva faces Viktorija Golubic in the first-round of the Australian Open.
Start date/time:
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Varvara Gracheva vs Viktorija Golubic prediction
Varvara Gracheva is ranked 74 in the world at the start of the 2026 season. She struggled for much of 2025 but did produce the odd strong result, as she got through to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open as a qualifier and advanced to the last four in Eastbourne. She hasn't made the strongest start in this campaign, with first-round losses to Elina Svitolina and Rebecca Sramkova in Auckland and Hobart respectively.
She takes on Viktorija Golubic in round one. She is ranked seven places further down the rankings at 81. Golubic won a WTA 125 title in Suzhou, but her results were largely mixed throughout the campaign.
Gracheva leads the overall head-to-head 2-1. Their most recent match was in the qualifying round of Eastbourne, with Gracheva winning a close match in three sets after overcoming a poor start. Both players are evenly matched and this could head into a decider.
Varvara Gracheva vs Viktorija Golubic tip: Both players to win a set
