Naomi Osaka and Dominica Cibulkova will fight in the 1st round in Madrid on Sunday at 11 am in the Manolo Santana court.
Naomi Osaka
The world no.1 still needs to find her way after she won the Australian Open and she split with her former coach Sascha Bajin. After Melbourne Naomi has a flat 5-3 win-loss record, but she had signs of resurgence after she reached the semifinals in Stuttgart where she had to withdraw because of a problem to her abs. Naomi needs to reach the semifinal in Madrid to be certain of retaining her world no.1 rank. Last year in Madrid, Naomi lost in the 1st round to Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-5.
Dominica Cibulkova
The former world no.4 is having a terrible season with an awful 1-6 win-loss record. However, the Slovakian is well known for her determination and she can be a tough opponent any time and at any moment. Last year in Madrid, Dominica lost in the 1st round to Caroline Garcia 6-1 7-5.
Head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Dominica Cibulkova
The head to head between Naomi and Dominica is 2-0 for the Japanese that defeated the Slovakian on both occasions with the same result (6-2 6-1), in the same round of the same tournament (Tokio 2016 and 2018).
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Osaka -> 1.44
Cibulkova -> 2.62
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