Quarter Finals
23.01.2024
11:00
Rod Laver
Melbourne, Australia
Aryna Sabalenka will go head-to-head with Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals as she aims to make it to the final of the competition. Barbora Krejcikova defeated Mirra Andreeva in her previous match by a 2:1 score to earn her place in the quarterfinals, while Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova in the previous round.
Get Welcome BonusBarbora Krejcikova
Barbora Krejcikova is ranked 11th on the WTA rankings currently. The Czech national has won 7 singles titles and her current win/loss ratio is 123/72. Barbora has participated in the Australian Open since 2020. In the 2020 and 2021 editions, she could not make it past the 2nd round, and in 2022, she made it to the quarterfinals stage. In last year’s edition, she got to the 4th round and was eliminated by Jessica Pegula.
Barbora Krejcikova had a fantastic start to the campaign, beating Mai Hontama 2-1 in the first game, then she defeated Tamara Korpatsch in straight sets. In her next game, she defeated Storm Hunter 2-1, before defeating Mirra Andreeva 2-1 in her last game.
Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka is 2nd on the WTA rankings currently. The Belarusan player has won 13 singles career titles so far and her win/loss ratio is 263/117. Aryna Sabalenka has played in 6 Australian Opens since her first appearance in 2018. And she won the tournament for the first time last year, beating Elena Rybakina in the final match.
This year, she started with a win over Ella Seidel in straight sets in the first game. Then she faced Brenda Fruhvirtova, Lesia Tsurenko and Amanda Anisimova, beating all 3 in straight sets.
Head to Head
Barbora Krejcikova and Aryna Sabalenka have faced each other 6 times in their careers. Aryna Sabalenka won 5 of the 6 meetings and Barbora Krejcikova won only 1.
Analysis and Predictions
Aryna Sabalenka is favorite to win this beyond doubt and there is strong confidence that she will live up to the expectation in this match.
- Aryna Sabalenka to Win and Under 21.5 Games at 1.60 Odds
- Under 19.5 Games at 1.86 Odds
- Under 19.5 Games at 1.83 Odds