Jaimee Fourlis vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Prediction: Can the Australian win a game against the world number 20?

On 9 January 2023, a tennis match between Jaimee Fourlis and Ekaterina Alexandrova will take place on the court in Adelaide, Australia.

The 23-year-old Australian has a WC at the current tournament. Otherwise, we wonder if the world number 162 would be playing in the main draw. Jaimee finished 2022 with an ITF tournament in Traralgon, Australia, where she reached the semi-finals but lost to Cabrera. In her first Adelaide tournament, Fourlis played one match, was also WC there, and lost in three sets to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in three games. The match lasted two hours and six minutes, 1-6, 6-3, 4-6. For the game, Jaimee served three times and had eight double faults. She won 66% of first-serve points and 50% of second-serve points. On the receiving end, the Aussie had 40% of her first-serve points and 61% of her second-serve points.

Ekaterina has a 3-match losing streak, which started in October at the tournament in Ostrava. In 2023 Ekaterina played one match against Vondrousova, losing to the Czech in three games 6-4, 3-6, 2-6. The match lasted two hours and 17 minutes, and Alexandrova had 17 mistakes. Double faults and five aces. She won 67% of the points on the first serve and 40% on the second serve. On the receiving end, Alexandrova had the following statistics: 37% of points on Vondrousova's first serve and 48% on her second serve. It is obvious that Alexandrova could be in better shape, especially since the serving problems are visible. However, almost a week has passed since the match against Vondrousova, and surely Ekaterina has improved in all game components, including serving.

We can say that Alexandrova was lucky with the seeding. In the first round of the tournament in Adelaide, compatriots are much stronger opponents, and Alexandrova has no right to lose such an excellent opportunity not to play in the second round. Another thing is that Ekaterina herself looked weak at the first tournament in Adelaide, and Fourlis is a local athlete, and the stands will probably be on Jaimee's side. There's little doubt that Alexandrova will make it to the second round, but we think it will be a challenging win for Ekaterina. Here are the odds for Fourlis vs Alexandrova:

• Handicap 1 (6.5) for 1.65;
• Correct score 1:2 for 4.10.