Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea Tennis Pick

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The big jackpoot for today is our tennis pick. A very nice match for online betting is Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea at WTA – SINGLES: Indian Wells (USA), hard.
The two Romanians are Fed Cup teammates and have played each other eight times over the years. Niculescu holds the lead in H2H by 5-3. Moreover, Niculescu is certainly having a better season than Cirstea and is the favorite to defeat her again at the Indian Wells.
For the second time in two years, Monica Niculescu and Sorana Cirstea will play each other in the first round of Indian Wells. Monica Niculescu fought back from a set down to defeat Sorana Cirstea last season.

Monica Niculescu News

Niculescu has enjoyed a couple of good weeks in the new season, a quarterfinal at Hobart and the third round at Doha (Premier 5), both as a qualifier. At Doha, she defeated Sharapova after trailing by a set and break.
Niculescu had to take the qualifying route into the main draw of Indian Wells for the first time since 2010. She defeated Ann Li (#479) and Roberta Vinci in swift straight set matches this week.

Sorana Cirstea News

Sorana Cirstea is having a tough two months into the new season, with three first-round exits and a couple of second round ones.
The best week for Cirstea in 2018 is the one at Doha, when she won two matches at the Premier 5, defeating Maria Sakkari, and the Australian Open semifinalist, Elise Mertens.
Cirstea’s best result at Indian Wells came five years ago when she was a seeded player and defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues to reach the third round. She later fell to Radwanska in a three-set encounter.