Aryna Sabalenka and Vera Zvonareva meet in the first round of the 2023 tennis German Open. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Aryna Sabalenka Betting Preview

Aryna Sabalenka is coming off a semifinal appearance in the French Open and has won 14 of her last 17 matches overall. Sabalenka is simply one of the hotter players on the women’s side, and she’s easily playing the best tennis of her career. Sabalenka has to be considered a strong candidate to win this tournament, given that she’s made the final in 5 tournaments this year already. Sabalenka has lost her opening match just once this year. Sabalenka has won 7 of her last 10 matches on grass court.

Vera Zvonareva Betting Preview

Vera Zvonareva qualified for this tournament after beating Eugenie Bouchard and Nigina Abduraimova, which is impressive considering she was riding a 6-match losing streak. Zvonareva hasn’t won a match on the main tour since Miami back in March. It’s been a rough year for Zvonareva, to say the least, but winning 2 three-set matches to qualify could be a turning point for the 38-year-old. Zvonareva has 33 career wins over top-10 players, but 1 of those wins have come since 2020. Zvonareva has won 7 of her last 10 matches on grass court. 

H2H History

Sabalenka won both meetings against Zvonareva in straight sets. The matches were the 2018 US Open and 2021 Madrid. 

Randy’s Pick

Zvonareva just isn’t in any sort of form to believe she has a chance in this match. She’s done zero winning. Sabalenka is one of the hotter players on the planet, and she had no problem with Zvonareva in the past. This version of Sabalenka is as good as it’s ever been.

Give me Sabalenka in straight sets to shave down the juice.