Anna Kalisnkaya vs Barbora Krejcikova Prediction: Barbora has been on fire lately

The Guadalajara Open has a draw that can be put against Grand Slam and stand up to scrutiny. We are still in the early rounds but courtesy of the stacked field, there are many riveting match-ups to begin the tournament that are bound to garner headlines. In this intriguing match-up, Anna Kalinskaya will take on Barbora Krejcikova.

23-year-old Anna has enjoyed a strong year but despite the gains she made around mid-year, she has struggled a bit and still enter as a Qualifier in many big tournaments. During San Diego Open, she couldn’t make the main round. Before that in the US Open, she lost to Caroline Garcia in the second round. Anna has usually lost in the first couple of rounds and will need to improve on the progress earlier through which she made an impressive ranking of 60. She has a lot left to prove and time seems to be on her side.

Barbora had a beautiful run during Ostrava Open, ending up with the title after defeating heavyweight Iga Swiatek in three sets. This title run followed the winning run during the Tallinn Open so she has won two tournaments in a row. However, the US Open run was underwhelming as she lost in the second round. In the tournaments prior to that, she showcased signs of exhaustion and lost a bunch of games but she has won two straight titles which caused her to remain in the top-20 rankings, still quite far away from the WTA Finals’ last spot.

Anna and Barbora are going to meet here for the first time.

Barbora is going to come with an edge here and she has been one of the most red-hot players on the WTA tour. Anna has been having some tough goings lately and she has especially had a hard time against the players that can hit the ball hard. That is why, I’d give Barbora the edge here.