Amanda Anisimova vs Ekaterina Alexandrova 5/4/22 Madrid Tennis Picks, Predictions, Odds

Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova meet in the quarterfinals of the 2022 tennis Madrid Open.

Ekaterina Alexandrova is coming off a three sets win over Marie Bouzkova that took 31 games to decide. In the victory, Alexandrova won 63 percent of her first serve points and 57 percent of her second serve points. Alexandrova won 61 percent of her total service points and converted on seven of her 22 break points. Alexandrova bounced back nicely after dropping the first set, and she saved seven of her 10 break points. Alexandrova has won five of her last eight matches that have gone the distance. Alexandrova has to be better with her serve if she’s going to make a deeper run. Alexandrova has a chance to make her first ever WTA 1000 semifinal appearance. Alexandrova has won eight of her last 10 matches on clay court.

Amanda Anisimova is coming off a straight set win over Victoria Azarenka that took 17 games to decide. In the victory, Anisimova won 65 percent of her first serve points and 50 percent of her second serve points. Anisimova won 60 percent of her total service points and converted on five of her 13 break points. Anisimova got 67 percent of her first serves in play and hit five aces. Anisimova has now won seven of her last eight matches overall, and four of those wins were decided in straight sets. Anisimova has a chance to make her first ever WTA 1000 semifinal appearance. Anisimova has won seven of her last eight matches on clay court.

Anisimova won the only meeting against Alexandrova, which was 2020 Doha. The match was decided in straight sets and 22 games.

You can make a case for either side here as this is the biggest match of their careers for both players and who knows how nerves will come into play. With that said, Anisimova did win the only other previous meeting, and she is serving better of the two. Alexandrova has been sloppy at times and can struggle at times getting her first serve in play, which could come to bite her here.

Give me Anisimova for the victory.