Simona Halep and Viktoria Kuzmova are going to play in the 3rd round in Madrid on Wednesday as the first match on Center Court at noon.
Simona Halep
The world no.3 is still titleless in 2019, but she has great chances to end the drought in Madrid where she has already won in 2016 and 2017. The Romanian reached the 3rd round after beating Margarita Gasparyan 6-0 6-4 and Johanna Konta 7-5 6-1.
Simona is battling with a cold, but she revealed that that is not affecting her performance.
Viktoria Kuzmova
Ranked no.46, the Slovakian was coming from 3 consecutive losses before Madrid. However, she had a resurgence in the Spanish capital to reach the 3rd round after beating Julia Goerges 7-5 6-4 and home favorite Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4 7-6 (2).
Head to head Simona Halep vs. Viktoria Kuzmova
Simona will face the world no.46 Viktoria Kuzmova for a place in the quarters. There is no head to head record between Simona and Viktoria since this will be the first time that they will play against each other.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Halep is the pick to win this match.
Halep -> 1.14
Kuzmova -> 5.50
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