Nobody doubts the great moment of form with which he arrives Elena Rybakina at the end of Miami Open 2023. The Kazakh will play next Saturday after winning 11 consecutive games with all the security that this gives you. Peter Kvitov He doesn’t reach the final in a bad way either. The 33-year-old reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells and is now making the final in Miami. What will be the keys that decide the winner?
RYBAKINA, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HISTORY
Of course, if someone comes under the pressure of perhaps being somewhat superior to their rival, it is Elena Rybakina who is having a great 2023. After reaching the final of the Australian Open, the world number 7 confirmed her good work in the courts in Indian Wells and Miami, staying strong when the going got tough and trusting his game.
Elena arrives at her last duel in Miami with the option to do the Sunshine Double, which would make her the fourth tennis player to achieve it and would put her name in the tennis history books. After her great performance on the grass at Wimbledon, Rybakina completely overcomes some doubts to see herself at the highest level of tennis.
KVITOVA AND AN UNEXPECTED RESULT
Five years after her last final in the category, Petra put her good streak into effect to reach a match that gave her wings again. Despite coming from the last few months in which she has not achieved great results, the Czech player feels perfectly on the American courts. After falling in the third set of the Indian Wells quarterfinals, Kvitova was hungry for more. This is how she has shown it in a Miami in which she has gotten rid of rivals such as Linda Noskova, Varvara Gracheva or Sorana Cirstea. The double Wimbledon champion has an advantage in the aspect of her experience because of her years on tour.
AGGRESSIVE STYLES
Petra will seek to subtract from her feet to later find those left-handed player angles, while Elena will have to make her think with good serves on the court. The same will look for Rybakina, who will try to sign numerous direct rests to earn points in a more comfortable way. Kvitova also has no problem switching to a defensive mode, something Rybakina may not be as familiar with.
Without a doubt, the Kazakh will go on the attack as soon as she can, a strategy that will follow a good serve on her part, going up to the net at the slightest opportunity to close the points. There will be a nice fight in the final to see who of the two players dominates first with their backhand, a blow with which both players feel extremely good to send from the bottom of the court.
HEAD TO HEAD
Elena and Petra have only met on the circuit a couple of times. The first was last season at the WTA Ostrava 2022 in a match in which Rybakina took a long-suffering victory and in which her 11 direct aces helped her considerably to get that victory. Also for this it was essential to convert the opportunities. Elena took advantage of 1 of the 10 break balls that she had, saving the only one that she had to face against.
In the second of the matches, Kvitova was the one who prevailed in a more comfortable way, in a match in which Rybakina could not shine as much in terms of direct kicks. The Czech player kept her concentration at all times this year at WTA Adelaide 2 so as not to have a break point against her, a reminder that Petra can dominate her rival in their Miami clash.
It is the most recent result, but both Elena and Petra reach the grand final of the Miami Open 2023 in great shape, although it is Rybakina who has been signing a more constant balance on the women’s circuit. With her quality, Kvitova can end that positive streak and finally win the trophy. Which player do you see as the favorite to win the tournament?
