Tereza Martincova vs. Elena Rybakina Prediction: Elena to Have an Easy Way to The Next Round!

In the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, Elena Rybakina and Tereza Martincova will encounter for the second time in their careers. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 13:30 p.m.

Tereza, ranked 42 (a career high), advanced to the second round after beating Vera Zvonareva 2-6 6-1 6-4.

Martincova came back from a one-set deficit to win the first round against Zvonareva (2-6 6-1 6-4). Martincova earned 82 points against Zvonareva's 69 during the match. Martincova was particularly active in her pursuit of 32 victories.

When it came to serving, Martincova had three aces and just four double faults. Tereza Martincova's service was broken four times, but she saved two break chances. Martincova also served 68% of the time, earning 70% (32/46) of the points on her first serve and 45% (10/22) on her second serve. Zvonareva was broken five times by the Czech, who converted 45% of her break points (5/11).

The Kazakhstani advanced to the second round after defeating Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-1.

The Kazakhstani defeated Gracheva in straight sets in the first round (6-2 6-1). Rybakina scored 57 points against Gracheva's 29 throughout the match. Elena was extremely active in her pursuit of 18 victories.

Rybakina served 5 aces and had only 1 double fault in the service games. Elena Rybakina was extremely efficient on serve, winning 95% (18/19) of her first serves and 67% (10/15) of her second serves. This was the primary reason for not giving up a single break during the game. Gracheva was broken five times by the Kazakhstani, who converted 56% of her break points (5/9).

Rybakina has a respectable win-loss record over the previous eight years, winning 68% of her matches (209-98). In 2022, the score was 1-0 on indoor hard courts. In relation to her performance on the same surface of this competition, Rybakina has an overall 55-20 match record on indoor hard courts in the previous 8 years.

The Kazakhstani's finest result this season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Elena Rybakina and Tereza Martincova will square off for the second time. Rybakina leads the head-to-head 1-0 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts. Rybakina defeated her opponent in the qualifiers in Moscow in 2017, winning 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4.

• Total Over 20.5 for 1.88
• Handiсap Elena Rybakina (-4.5) for 1.83
• Individual Total 1 Under 9.5 for 1.84