28 July 2024, 13:00
Court Philippe Chatrier, Paris, France
Sara Sorribes Tormo and Barbora Krejcikova are both participants in the Paris Olympics tournament. Spanish player Sara Sorribes Tormo’s first assignment in the Olympics will be against Czech international Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 64.
Both players had faced each other twice in the past and Barbora Krejcikova won both meetings.
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Ranked 71st player Sara Sorribes Tormo comes to her first appearance at the Paris Olympics and will play against Barbora Krejcikova. She lost both meetings with Krejčíková in the past. Hope she is motivated enough to score her first win on such an important stage.
She came up with her highest singles ranking, world No. 32 on 7 February 2022, and world No. 17 in doubles on 6 May 2024. She has won two WTA Tour singles titles, five doubles titles, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, ten ITF Circuit singles titles, and five ITF doubles titles. Sara made her very first Olympic appearance at the 2021 Olympics, where she entered the 3rd round.
Barbora Krejcikova
Ranked World No. 10 presently, expectations run high as Barbora Krejcikova plays out the opening match of the Paris Olympics. In her opening match, she will square off against Sara Sorribes Tormo. The odds do look really good for Barbora. According to past records, she had beaten Barbora Krejcikova twice in the past. The most recent was at the WTA Abu Dhabi back in February.
Barbora had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, attained on 28 February 2022, and became world No. 1 in doubles on 22 October 2018. Krejčíková won two Grand Slam titles in singles alone at the 2021 French Open and at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and seven major doubles titles, including the career Super Slam in women's doubles.[3] She has won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, including two in singles, seven in doubles, and three in mixed doubles. She won all seven women's doubles majors partnering with compatriot Kateřina Siniaková. She also won three mixed doubles titles, all of which were won at the Australian Open, in 2019 and 2021 with Rajeev Ram and in 2020 with Nikola Mektić.
Expert Betting Tips
The odds are already in favor of a win for Barbora Krejcikova, and the reasons lie on the surface. She is higher ranked than Sara Torribes, and on the h2h, she leads Sara 2:0.
Further analysis of both players shows the following: that Sara Torribes Tormo is an extremely strong defensive player with good consistency. Moreover, she has excellent court coverage and counter-punching ability. In contrast, the strengths of Barbora Krejcikova lie in her powerful baseline shots and effective net play with an excellent serve and return game.
Looking at the rankings, experience, and head-to-head, Barbora Krejcikova is the favorite to win this matchup.
- Barbora Krejcikova (-3.5) Games Handicap at 1.66 Odds
- Barbora Krejcikova (-1.5) Sets Handicap at 1.84 Odds
- Barbora Krejcikova to Win 2-0 at 1.90 Odds
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