Sorana Cirstea vs. Oceane Dodin – Prediction – WTA Linz (Austria) 12.11.2020

H2H: Sorana Cirstea v Oceane Dodin – comparison.

Both have reached the quarterfinals in Linz as their best tournament results. Cirstea entered this stage in 2011 and 2017, while Dodin did so in 2016 when she last played here. The Frenchwoman beat none other than Cirstea, 6-2, 6-4, as part of her four-year-old run while also competing as a qualifier; it is their only previous clash.

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Oceane Dodin lost seven out of the first eight games in her first round against seventh seed and world no. 57 Jil Teichmann, but erased a set and break deficit for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 win. This is just her eighth career top 60 victory, with the only other in the last two years coming against 14th-ranked Konta at St. Petersburg this February. Dodin, a former top 50 player but now ranked 114th, is having a phenomenal year on indoor hard courts. She recorded her first WTA quarterfinals since 2017 at St. Petersburg (as a qualifier) and Lyon before the lockdown, as well as won a couple of W25 titles on home soil, at Macon in March and Reims just last month.

Sorana Cirstea, a veteran of Upper Austria Ladies Linz, was already a heavy favorite against Austrian wildcard and world no. 225 Julia Grabher while heading into her ninth tournament campaign on Tuesday. However, just five games into the match, she received a retirement win from the home favorite who cited an ankle injury. Cirstea hasn’t succeeded in reaching a quarterfinal this season; her only instance of back-to-back main draw wins came at the US Open where she defeated Konta and McHale for a third-round finish. In contrast, she had enjoyed five last-eight or better results in the previous year, most notably entering the final of Tashkent.

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