Ons Jabeur vs Lesia Tsurenko Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Finals

Prediction published on 12/02/2024, 10:21  by Nella Wagah in Tennis Predictions

Fourth seed Ons Jabeur and the unseeded Lesia Tsurenko will face off next at the Qatar Open. They will square off in the second round with the winner next playing either Erika Andreeva or Ekaterina Alexandrova. Ons Jabeur is having an inconsistent start to the year and in four outings has her record tied at 2-2. The Tunisian has revealed that she is struggling with a knee injury that also saw her miss a chunk of last season. She was last on the court in Abu Dhabi less than a week ago and exited the event in the quarterfinals. Jabeur, who has participated in just two tournaments, has won each of her opening-round matches and will hope this is the case here. The world number six defeated Tsurenko the last time they met to tie this series at 1-1. This was last season in Charleston.

Lesia Tsurenko’s sole win over Jabeur was six years ago. This was on a hard court in Dubai. Despite it being long ago, the Ukrainian will use this as motivation to advance past this round for the first time. Tsurenko, who is making her fourth main draw appearance in Doha, defeated the wildcard Zeynep Sonmez in straight sets in the first round. This was her fourth win of the season in what was her seventh match. The 34-year-old has registered all her wins on hard court and is currently up five places to 32nd in the live ranking.