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Match Details
Fixture: (1) Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterine Gorgodze
Date: July 26, 2022
Tournament: Livesport Prague Open
Round: First round (Round of 32)
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Match Timing: 11 am local time / 9 am GMT/ 5 am ET / 2: 30 pm IST
Prize money: $251,750
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterine Gorgodze preview
Top seed Anett Kontaveit will face Ekaterine Gorgodze in the first round of the Livesport Prague Open.
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Kontaveit has won 21 out of 31 matches so far this season, winning the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Maria Sakkari in the final. She also reached the final of the Qatar Open but was thrashed by Iga Swiatek.
The Estonian was seeded first at the Hamburg European Open and reached the final following straight-set wins over Irina Bara, Rebecca Peterson, Andrea Petkovic and Anastasia Potapova. However, she lost 6-2, 6-4 to Bernarda Pera in the title clash.
Gorgodze mostly competed on the ITF circuit this season and won just one out of five matches on the WTA Tour. This came at the Copa Colsanitas in Colombia, where she beat Yuliana Monroy in the first round before losing to eventual runner-up Laura Pigossi in the last 16.
The Georgian competed at the Budapest Grand Prix but lost 7-5, 6-1 to Zhang Shuai in the opening round.
Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterine Gordgodze head-to-head
The head-to-head between the two players is 0-0 and they will meet for the first time on Tuesday. The winner of the match will face either Barbora Palicova or Lucie Havlickova in the second round of the Livesport Prague Open.
Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterine Gorgodze odds
All odds sourced from bet365.
Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterine Gorgodze prediction
Kontaveit will enter the match as the heavy favorite to win given her higher ranking and the fact that Gorgodze has not featured a lot on the WTA tour this season. The Estonian has a pretty good record on hardcourts, winning 14 out of 19 matches on the surface this year. She will look to dictate the play from the baseline and her game has enough depth to make life difficult for Gorgodze.
The Georgian will have to be at her very best and can't afford to make errors if she is to stand a chance against someone like the World No.2. Kontaveit has produced some promising performances lately and should have little trouble beating Gorgodze and sealing her place in the last 16 in Prague.
Pick: Kontaveit to win in straight sets.
