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WTA Hobart International: Y Wang v Muguruza

Yafan Wang 2.8, Garbine Muguruza 1.53

Due to start at 4 am.

This will be their first meeting.

Slightly better overall results for Muguruza in the last 12 months. She also has a small lead on hard courts.

Muguruza has not played in Hobart since 2014 when she won the tournament as a qualifier. She reached the semis in Shenzhen last week. She was quite inconsistent in 2019 although did start the season quite well. She reached the 4th round at the Australian Open. In May she made the final on hard courts in Monterrey but withdrew before the final. The rest of her season was poor apart from decent clay tournaments at the French Open and also Rome.

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Garbine Muguruza – Photo:TennisWorldUSA

Wang has only played 2 matches in 2020 but has played reasonably well. She ended 2019 with some good results on hard courts in China. She reached the semi finals of the Suzhou ITF tournament as well as the quarter finals in WTA Tianjin in October. In September she reached the semi finals in Seoul, Korea.

If Muguruza isn’t quite at her best then this can go to 3 sets. Back Muguruza around 1.85 to 1.90.

   
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WTA Shenzhen, Semi Final: Rybakina v Kr Pliskova

Elena Rybakina 1.73, Kristyna Pliskova 2.34

Due to start at 6:30 am

This will be their first meeting.

Much stronger overall results for Rybakina in the last year. Hard court results also favour her.

Rybakina beat Elise Mertens in 3 sets in the last round. She started as underdog in that match and also in her first round match with Saisai Zheng. She won that one in 3 sets. She won 69% of her hard court matches last season.

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Elena Rybakina – Photo: LiveTennis.com


Pliskova has not lost a set so far. She beat Defending champ Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd round. She has been serving extremely well. She won 55% of her hard court matches last year. She has been in the Shenzhen quarter finals twice before but had never made the semi finals until now.

Stats for the tournament favour Pliskova on serve and Rybakina on return. Pliskova has held 97% of her service games. Back Rybakina around 1.90 .

Update: Rybakina faced an early break point but held and easily took the first set. A single late break in set 2 gave her the match.
Rybakina won 6-2, 7-5.

   
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