Aryna Sabalenka and Veronika Kudermetova meet in the second 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 straight set win over Vera Zvonareva that took 17 games to decide. In the victory, Sabalenka won 90 percent of her first serve points and 67 percent of her second serve points. Sabalenka won 82 percent of her total service points and converted on 3 of her 9 break points. Sabalenka got 66 percent of her first serves in play and hit 5 aces. Sabalenka has won 12 of her last 14 matches, her best year yet. Sabalenka looks to win at least 2 matches for the ninth time in her last 10 tournaments. Sabalenka has won 7 of her last 10 matches on grass court.

Veronika Kudermetova Betting Preview

Veronika Kudermetova is coming off a straight set win over Qinwen Zheng that took 18 games to decide. In the victory, Kudermetova won 88 percent of her first serve points and 36 percent of her second serve points. Kudermetova won 68 percent of her total service points and converted on 3 of her 3 break points. Kudermetova got 62 percent of her first serves in play and hit 4 aces. Kudermetova has won 13 of her last 17 matches overall and has a chance to win at least 2 matches for the fourth time in her last 5 tournaments. Kudermetova has 13 career wins over top-10 players, and 3 of those wins came this year. Kudermetova has won 7 of her last 9 matches on grass court. 

H2H History

Sabalenka has won 2 of the 3 meetings against Kudermetova. However, it was Kudermetova who won 2022 Berlin in 3 sets. Sabalenka’s 2 wins came on hard court in straight sets (Miami and Abu Dhabi).

Randy’s Pick

Kudermetova is in terrific form, and she’s had success against quality players this year as well. Heck, Kudermetova beat Sabalenka in this tournament last year. With all that said, Sabalenka is just too sharp to bet against this year, something I’ve said time and time again. This is the best Sabalenka has ever looked, and I’m not eager to jump in front of her.

Give me Sabalenka to advance.