We take a look at Monday’s (20/1/2020) Australian Open Womens 2020 match which is between A Barty and L Tsurenko. View the odds for both players as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Monday 20th January at 19:05
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Preview:
Top seed Ashleigh Barty’s quest to become the first homegrown Australian Open champion in 32 years kicks off against Lesia Tsurenko.
Overcoming the rust evident in a first-up loss to Jennifer Brady in Brisbane, Barty took out the Adelaide International last week. The 23-year-old got better as the tournament wore on. She beat classy opponents in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Marketa Vondrousova, Danielle Collins and Dayana Yastremska.
Barty has reached at least the third round of the last three Australian Opens. She achieved a career-best quarter-final appearance last year. After a maiden major title at the French Open in 2019, she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the US Open.
The Queenslander has won her last nine first-round grand slam matches.
Ranked a career-high 23rd a year ago after reaching the Brisbane International final, Tsurenko is currently No.120.
Injury wrecked the back-end of her 2019 season. She was forced to withdraw from the US Open. The 30-year-old returned via a first-round loss to Elise Mertens at the Shenzhen Open two weeks ago.
Tsurenko reached the US Open quarters in 2018 – her best showing at a grand slam. She has won eight of her last 10 first-round grand slam matches, including at the 2018-19 Australian Opens.
The pair have met twice, notching one win apiece. Barty downed Tsurenko in an Acapulco Open qualifier way back in 2014. Tsurenko dumped Barty out in the first round of the Brisbane International two years ago.
Barty has arrived in Melbourne in blistering form. With her Ukrainian opponent severely underdone, this shapes as a one-sided affair.
Odds:
Tip: A Barty at $1.05
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
