2 matches are on Thursday's card at Singapore, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Alexandra Eala against Tatiana Prozorova in the round of 16. Our calls: Eala over Prozorova, Sakkari over Hibino.
Pick: Sakkari
Win probability: 76% Sakkari · Market: -470 · We call it in 2 sets (69%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (56%)
Maria Sakkari and Nao Hibino meet in the round of 16 at Singapore on Thursday. Maria Sakkari has won 6 of the last 10. Nao Hibino has won 5 of the last 10.
Hold strength tells the story — 65% versus 61.4% on first-serve points in Sakkari's favor. If Sakkari plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.
Pick: Eala
Win probability: 72% Eala · Market: -367 · We call it in 2 sets (65%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (48%)
Thursday's Singapore round of 16 pits Alexandra Eala against Tatiana Prozorova on hard. Alexandra Eala is 7-3 across recent matches. Tatiana Prozorova comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.
Alexandra Eala simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Eala should have enough here, though Prozorova has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.
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