Elena Rybakina vs Cristina Bucsa Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Adelaide

Prediction published on 09/01/2024, 06:34  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/01/2024 at 20:45 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Elena Rybakina begins her Adelaide International campaign in the second round and will battle lucky loser Cristina Bucsa. The winner will advance to play either Ekaterina Alexandrova or Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals. Elena Rybakina has had a superb start to the year. The current world number three began the campaign in Brisbane where she won the title without dropping a set. Rybakina won five matches in Brisbane and defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final. She will be hoping for another title triumph as she returns to Adelaide for the third successive year. The Kazakh is a former Adelaide finalist.

Cristina Bucsa has grabbed the second chance accorded to her to play in the main draw here with both hands. The Spaniard had been eliminated from the competition after losing her final qualifying match. But was granted a chance to continue in the competition as a lucky loser. The Spaniard defeated Jasmine Paolini in straight sets in the first round. She lost six games against a player ranked more than 30 places above her in the WTA. This should have her confident of causing an upset here. Bucsa, who began the campaign in Brisbane, has won three of the five matches she has so far played. This has allowed her to move up five places in the live ranking to number 56, a new career high.