Begu I.C. – Fruhvirtova L.: Begu and more than 16,5 games

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April 23, 2024

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Our pick: Begu I.C. – Fruhvirtova L.: Begu and more than 16,5 gems

23.04.2024 13:30

The main competition of the clay court 1000 starts in Madrid. Linda Fruhvirt, among others, will enter the action, and her opening opponent will be Romania’s Irina Begu on the Manolo Santana court.

The experienced Begu is ranked 128th in the rankings. The thirty-three-year-old Romanian was the highest ranked player at 22nd. She hasn’t played much this season, hitting only one tournament. At the end of March, she reached the final on clay in Antalya, Turkey, where she fell in three sets to Spain’s Bouzas.

Fruhvirtova was at one time the 49th player in the world, but the 18-year-old Czech is currently ranked 146th. She is in negative numbers so far this year. She has made two tournament eighth-round finals, but otherwise has been picking up wins mainly in qualifiers against weaker opponents. She has 8 wins since the beginning of the year, while her losses are 13.

Fruhvirt has struggled on the courts in recent weeks. In San Luis Potosí she lost at the end of March from the position of a favourite to the Dutch Lamens, from whom she even received a canary. In Charleston, she then had to go to three sets with doubles specialist Melichar-Martinez at odds of 1.03, only to lose to another American, Liu.

What to bet on:

Begu won their only match together four years ago on the lower ITF circuit 7:5 and 6:0. She is the bookmakers’ paper favourite this time as well. And she should confirm that position against the up-and-coming Fruhvirt. In the Spanish capital, she defends the quarter-finals, which she has played three times in the past. Due to the lower odds for the Romanian to win, we recommend a combination with a pick of at least 17 games played.

Trust:

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