Karolina Muchova vs Beatriz Haddad Maia Prediction: This can be over in two sets

The Ostrava Open gave us a fire draw first up and this tournament has a solid core comparable to the Grand Slams. And still, in its initial rounds, it has already produced a lot of exciting battles. What will the excitement level be when Karoline Muchova takes on Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Karolina has had tough runs lately. Last she played during the Tallinn Open, where she lost to Kaia Kanepi in the Quarter-Finals. She has also been ousted in the first round of many tournaments and she was also unable to get the first round in the US Open. During French Open, she did defeat Maria Sakkari, but this year has been a punishing one for the player who has been once ranked among the top 20 players. Have we already seen her peak or she has more to the affair?

Beatriz is surely at her peak and a solid season run has paved way for the top 20 rankings and status as one of the toughest players on the WTA tour. She made it to the Quarter-Finals of Tallinn Open where she lost to Kudermetova. She made it to the Quarter-Finals of the Slovenia Open. But apart from that, her run during Canadian Open has been the real feather in her cap. She has defeated the likes of Iga Swiatek, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic, and Leylah Fernandez. It means she is ready for big matches.

Muchova and Beatriz have met once before and in that game, Karolina came on top.

It is clear that Beatriz is having a better year than Muchova overall. Still, an experienced player like Karolina can find her groove through a good set and that is why Beatriz knows as well as anyone that she has to operate carefully. Because if there is any weakness in her game, Haddad Maia has squandered some big leads and has committed a ton of unforced errors after taking advantage. I believe she will build a big lead and come up with a win.