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Which German player manages a surprise? At the home tournament in Stuttgart, several DTB aces have the chance to defeat one of the top players at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Local hero Laura Siegemund competes in the round of 16 with world number one Ashley Barty.

Angelique Kerber could meet Elena Switolina, who is in 4th place, after winning the opening match and qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam challenges another top ten player with Aryna Sabalenka.

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Sabalenka A. : Form, news and statistics

Aryna Sabalenka is still at the beginning of her career at the age of 22 and has already achieved some great successes. The year 2020 began for the Belarusian with a tournament victory in Abu Dhabi and the anticipation for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year was accordingly great.

In the round of 16, however, it was the end of the line after a narrow three-set defeat against Serena Williams. Most recently, the number 7 in the world was narrowly defeated in the quarter-finals in Miami against world number one Ashley Barty. After a short break, Sabalenka opened the clay court season, like most of the other top players, in Stuttgart. The slow surface in the hall does not optimally accommodate their aggressive and powerful game from the baseline.

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Friedsam A-L. : Form, news and statistics

Anna-Lena Friedsam has already experienced a lot at the age of 27. The steep rise in the world rankings was stopped abruptly twice when she had to take a long break in 2015 and 2017 due to injuries. It was already among the top 50 in the world rankings and is currently quite a long way off with 125th place. In addition to 14 titles in ITF and Challenger tournaments, there are two finals at the WTA level.

At the last tournament in Stuttgart in 2019, she won the title in the doubles competition alongside Mona Barthel. The home tournament in the Swabian state capital is the protégé of trainer Sascha Muller and accordingly motivated she started the current tournament.

Tennis Prediction for Sabalenka A. – Friedsam A-L.

Prediction: Over 17.5 Games
Odds: 1.56