Liudmila Samsonova and Tsvetana Pironkova will play each other in the 1st round of the Yarra Valley Classic for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4.30 pm on Court 6. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tsvetana Pironkova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tsvetana Pironkova is the pick to win this match.
Tsvetana Pironkova -> 1.88
Liudmila Samsonova -> 1.96

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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Tsvetana Pironkova

This will be the 2nd time that Liudmila Samsonova and Tsvetana Pironkova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pironkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Liudmila Samsonova

Ranked no. 127,she will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match at the Dubai where she beat 7-6(1) 6-2 to Tsurenko in the qualifications on the 13th of January.

The Russian has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, The Russian has an overall 169-91 record. She has a positive 36-21 record on hard.

Last year in Melbourne

Samsonova capitulated in the 1st round to Jelena Ostapenko.

Tsvetana Pironkova

Ranked no. 136, will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match at the Dubai where she overcame 6-3 7-5 to Gasparyan in the qualifications on the 13th of January.

Tsvetana has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Pironkova has an overall 199-208 record. She has a negative 90-95 record on hard.

Last year in Melbourne

Pironkova didn’t compete in Melbourne in 2020.

Tennis Scores in Melbourne

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