Elina Avanesyan vs Marta Kostyuk Prediction & Betting Tips - Wuhan Tennis Open, China

Prediction published on 06/10/2024, 04:08  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/10/2024 at 04:14 in Tennis Predictions

Marta Kostyuk, the 13th seed at the 2024 Wuhan Open, will begin her campaign against unseeded Elina Avanesyan. The Monday meeting will be a first-round tie and we have a prediction for the match. 

Elina Avanesyan lost in the third round in Beijing in her last outing. Her performance at the China Open tied her best-ever result at a WTA 1000 event. She will be eager to make an even deeper run in Wuhan.

Avanesyan isn’t a strong hardcourt player and so far this year has compiled an 11-10 record on the surface. Her strength in clay where she has won close to 130 matches in her career.

The Armenian’s form on clay saw her reach her maiden tour final in Iasi earlier this season. Evanesyan also had another fourth-round finish at the French Open.

She begins her Wuhan campaign ranked 47th in the WTA.

Marta Kostyuk defeated Avanesyan in the third round at this year’s Australian Open. She would go on to make the quarters in Melbourne and record her best finish at a major.

The Ukrainian will go for another win in this fixture to build up momentum for a new career first. Kostyuk, who got to the semi-finals at Indian Wells earlier in the year, arrives for this match on a two-match skid.

The 22-year-old followed up on her quarter-final exit in Seoul with a second-round defeat in Beijing. Despite this slip, she has moved up one place in the live ranking to 17th.

Kostyuk has compiled a 33-19 record and managed two runner-up finishes – in San Diego and Stuttgart.

The winner from this next plays Amanda Anisimova or a yet-to-be-revealed qualifier.