Stefani / Townsend vs Pavlyuchenkova / Rybakina Prediction: Anastasia and Elena to win their first tournament together

On 13 January 2023, the tennis match between Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina will take place on the Australian court in Adelaide.

Stefani and Townsend had never played in a doubles match before this tournament and reached the final at the first attempt. The girls eliminated the duos of Zhang Shuai / Beatriz Haddad Maia, Desirae Krawczyk/Demi Schuurs, and Miriam Kolodziejova/Marketa Vondrousova from the tournament. The semi-final against Miriam Kolodziejova/Marketa Vondrousova lasted just over an hour, with Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend winning 6-2, 6-3. The girls didn't serve a single fault on two double faults, winning 68% of the points on their first serve and 71% on their second. On the receiving end, Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend showed a 38%/58% winning percentage on their first and second serves.

Unlike the first couple, the duo Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina can be called a well-played pair. The girls reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros in 2021, beating Alison Van Uytvanck / Greet Minnen, Sanders Storm / Tomljanovic Ajla and Melichar/Schuurs but losing to the duo of Linette Magda / Pera Bernarda. A month later, the Russian and Kazakh tried their hand at Wimbledon, but unsuccessfully. And now a third Wimbledon tryout in Adelaide, Australia. Before reaching the final, the girls knocked out couples Bogdan/Gabueva, Melichar/Stosur and Kichenok/Ostapenko. The match against the Ukrainians and Latvians was played almost an hour and a half, the score 6:4, 7:5. Anastasia and Elena hit four aces and two double faults, winning 82% of points on the first serve and 67% on the second serve. On the receiving end, the girls had the following statistics: 39%/46% winning points on their opponents' first/second serve.

The chemistry is on the side of the pair Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina, plus the Russian and the Kazakh have a purely individual advantage. And we must mention that Pavlyuchenkova / Rybakina knocked out the not-so-weak Kichenok/Ostapenko, Stefani / Townsend pair had no such rivals. Anastasia and Elena's win is worth betting on in the final game, and we wouldn't be surprised if it were a convincing win in two sets. Here are some betting options for Luisa Stefani / Taylor Townsend vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina:

• Pavlyuchenkova / Rybakina to win for 1.98;
• Correct score 0:2 for 3.40.