Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Camila Giorgi Prediction: Better playing practice will help Anastasia win

On 17 January 2022, a tennis match between Pavlyuchenkova and Georgie will take place on the Australian court in Melbourne.

Do you know how many wins Anastasia has had since the last Australian Open? None. Since Australian Open 2022, Pavlyuchenkova has played three matches in 2022: two on clay against Sorribes Tormo and Fernandez and in December on a hard court against Swiatek. Pavlyuchenkova was weaker than Teichmann at the 2023 Adelaide tournament. However, it is worth noting that at the same Adelaide tournament, Anastasia reached the doubles final with Elena Rybakina but lost in the deciding match. Pavlyuchenkova had good playing practice at the start of the Australian Open 2023, thanks to the doubles pairing. Pavlyuchenkova has reached the quarter-finals three times in her career at the Australian Open.

Camila played just one official match against Cîrstea in Adelaide after dropping out of the second round of the US Open. The match was a three-set affair. Camila won the first game 7-5 but lost the next two 4-6, 0-6. The match lasted two hours and 23 minutes. Camila served twice on the court with eight double faults, winning 58% of points on her first serve and 41% on her second serve. On the receiving end, Camila's statistics were 41%/46% for her first and second serves. At the Australian Open, the Italian never made it past the third round.

Both tennis players are an enigma. Both last played at an official level long ago, and both lost their only individual matches in 2023. The only thing on Anastasia's plus side is that she did get some practice in doubles matches in Adelaide, and that could be the deciding factor as to who wins in the end. She has much more potential, and the main thing is not to let down her physical condition. As for the total, we don't expect a quick match. Here are the odds for the game:

• W1 for 2.00;
• Correct score 2:1 for 4.40.