Aryna Sabalenka and Lin Zhu will play each other in the 1st round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg for the 3rd time of their career.
Aryna Sabalenka
Ranked no. 10 the Belarussian will start her run in Strasbourg aiming to win her 4th career title after her last title in Shenzhen in January 2019. The Belarussian has a 13-9 win-loss record in 2019, 1-3 on clay. Aryna is seeded no.2 after she received a wildcard for the tournament.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Shenzhen where she beat Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-62 6-3.
Last year result
Aryna didn’t play in Strasbourg last year.
Lin Zhu
Ranked no. 106 Zhu will start her run in Strasbourg hoping to win her 1st career title.
The Chinese has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2019, 1-1 on clay.
Last year result
Zhu didn’t play in Strasbourg last year.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Aryna Sabalenka vs. Lin Zhu
This will be the 3rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Lin Zhu face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never fight on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-3 in the qualifications in Dubai back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.16
Lin Zhu -> 5.00
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