Kaia Kanepi and Astra Sharma will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Gippsland Trophy for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1 pm on Margaret Court Arena. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kaia Kanepi who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kaia Kanepi is the pick to win this match.
Kaia Kanepi -> 1.175
Astra Sharma -> 5.25
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Prediction and head to head Kaia Kanepi vs. Astra Sharma
There is no head to head record between Kaia Kanepi and Astra Sharma since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Kaia Kanepi
Ranked no. 94, the Estonian will start her run in Melbourne after she won the title in the W25 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria after beating 6-3 6-2 Sherif in the final.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
Kaia won her last 10 matches.
Talking about her overall career, The Estonian has an overall 430-251 record. She has a positive 149-113 record on hard.
Last year in Melbourne
Kaia surrendered in the 1st round to Barbora Krejcikova.
Astra Sharma
Ranked no. 129, Sharma will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in the W100 Charleston where she lost 6-2 7-6(3) to Baptiste in the 1st round on the 4th of November.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
In terms of her career, Astra has an overall 114-64 record. She has a positive 69-42 record on hard.
Last year in Melbourne
Astra lost in the 1st round to Anett Kontaveit.
Head 2 Head
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