Irina Begu benefited from the withdrawal of German Andreea Petkovic in the first round of the Australian Open, and she will meet on Wednesday with the experienced czech woman Petra Kvitova. The match can be watched live on the Eurosport programs or the Eurosport Player platform.

Petra Kvitova

The 28-year-old Czech player is now the 6th place in the WTA standings.
The previous season was a consistent one for Petra, winning a series of major tournaments, Madrid and Prague on the clay, and Birmingham on the grass.
The current season started excellent for Kvitova, winning the Sydney tournament, losing a single set throughout the competition against Ashleigh Barty in the finals.
In the first round of the Australian Open he defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 2-0 in sets.

Irina Begu

Irina, aged 28, is currently ranked 76th in the WTA standings.
His game was an oscillatory one in the first round of the Australian Open, losing the first set after leading 4-0 in front of Andreea Petkovic, and in the second set the German player was injured and had to abandon.
In this season’s debut he took part in the tournaments of Shenzen and Hobart, managing to reach the tasmanian tournament to the quarter-finals.

Direct meetings

The Australian Open tournament match will be the 4th straight encounter between the two players, all the previous matches being won by Petra Kvitova, the last one taking place in February last year, when Kvitova scored 2-1 in sets.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Petra Kvitova vs Irina Begu

At first glance, the meeting seems unbalanced, Petra Kvitova crossing an excellent form of play at these times, while Irina Begu does not seem to be able to find it, her game being an oscillating one.
However, in Petrei Kvitova’s game there are many unfortunate mistakes, of which the experienced Irina Begu will try to take advantage of and try to produce a surprise in this start of the tournament.
Although Irina’s chances are very low in this game, I expect a fairly balanced match, with a fairly high number of games, Irina trying to “hook” any chance she gives her opponent.

Prediction Today: Over 17.5 games

Odds: 1.50