Jessica Pegula and Sorana Cirstea will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on Arantxa Sanchez Stadium. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 1.77
Sorana Cirstea -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Sorana Cirstea
This will be the 3rd time that Jessica Pegula and Sorana Cirstea play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Pegula and Cirstea (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Cirstea won 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 1st round in the Midland back in 1970.
Jessica Pegula
Ranked no. 33, Pegula will start her run in Madrid after she played her last match in Miami where she lost 6-4 2-6 7-6(6) to Sakkari in the 4th round on the 29th of March.
Pegula has a 17-6 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
Pegula’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
Talking about her overall career, Pegula has an overall 272-179 record. She has a positive 88-60 record on clay.
Previously in Madrid
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See her history.
Sorana Cirstea
Ranked no. 58, will start her run in Madrid after she won the title in Istanbul after beating 6-1 7-6(3) Mertens in the final.
Cirstea has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2021, 5-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Istanbul where she overcame Elise Mertens in the final 6-1 7-6(3).
Sorana won her last 5 matches.
In terms of her career, Cirstea has an overall 463-356 record. She has a positive 175-110 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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