Magda Linette vs Cristina Bucsa Prediction & Betting Tips - Strasbourg, France

Prediction published on 22/05/2023, 14:22  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 22/05/2023 at 21:00 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Magda Linette will begin her Internationaux de Strasbourg campaign with a first-round battle with the unseeded Cristina Bucsa on Tuesday. The winner of this match will proceed to play either wildcard Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or the qualifier Angelina Gabueva in the second round. Linette is preparing for her eighth appearance in Strasbourg and hopes to eclipse her best result achieved in 2021. The Pole made it to the semifinals in 2021. But was unable to at least equal this feat last season as she was eliminated in the quarterfinals. She will hope her success in Strasbourg in the past allows her to put a halt to her topsy-turvy season. The current world number 21 has 15 wins from 25 matches played so far with three coming on clay.

Cristina Bucsa has also had struggles with her form and comes to Strasbourg having lost her last three matches. She now has 10 losses from the 22 matches she has played with four of those coming on clay. The Spaniard’s highlight of the season remains to be her third-round finish in Melbourne. She rose from the qualifying rounds to set her best-ever result at a Grand Slam. This strong start to the season saw her break into the world’s top 100 and is now currently ranked 67th. Bucsa is making her debut in Strasbourg and will hope her first-ever encounter with Linette ends with victory for her.