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WTA Linz Day 1 Predictions Including Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Martina Trevisan

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports | By Steen Kirby | Last updated 1/29/24

WTA Linz in Austria will get underway with Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in action against Martina Trevisan, there are two main draw matches scheduled for monday along with a host of qualifiers.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Martina Trevisan

Pavlyuchenkova has won their only meeting and is in far better form than the Italian Trevisan, Trevisan is a fringe WTA Main draw player at this point, while Pavs has returned well from injury and in tournaments like this she makes her living by winning at least a match or two and perhaps even reaching the final. Pavs should make relatively easy work of this matchup. Pavlyuchenkova in 2

Katie Boulter vs Jasmine Paolini

The pair have split h2h meetings, Boulter did secure a high level win to start the season but Paolini had a good Australian swing and is a strong competitor on hard courts. I don’t see Boulter being able to compete in the key points and Italy’s Paolini should shine. Paolini in 2

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