Jessica Pegula will face Viktoria Hruncakova at the 2023 WTA Seoul tennis event this week. This will be a first-round match in the tournament, which is also known as the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open. At the time of writing, the start time was pending. for this match. My Pegula vs Hruncakova prediction is that the former will win this match efficiently, meaning she should win UNDER 12.5 games.
Schedule: Right-click/Open in the New Tab to check match times: subject to change
Recent Tournament Results for Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula is in the WTA Seoul draw as the No. 1 seed. She is an important player in the tournament, which is just a 250-level event on the women’s tour. Anything short of a title will be a disappointment for her.
Her last title came in the summer in Montreal. Since then, she has had four disappointing results. Even when she made the Tokyo final, she could have hoped for a title based on her opponent in the final. Pegula, though ranked 4th in the world, is a high-ranked player playing lower than her rank on short-term form. Bettors should be looking at her as playing at about the level of the World No. 12 right now.
WTA Beijing R16: Loss to Jelena Ostapenko 4-6, 2-6
WTA Tokyo final: Loss to Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 1-6
US Open R16: Loss to Madison Keys 1-6, 3-6
WTA Cincinnati R16: Loss to Marie Bouzkova 4-6, 0-6
WTA Montreal final: Defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0
Recent matches (Right click/Open in New Tab): Jessica Pegula
Pegula vs Hruncakova: WTA Seoul
Viktoria Hruncakova last contested a match in the Ningbo draw in late September. She lost in the first round of that event to Anna Blinkova. Hruncakova has improved her ranking lately with results in qualifying draws and a run to the quarterfinal of the WTA Guangzhou event. She does not appear to be a threat to upset Pegula, even though the American has had some spotty results since winning Montreal.
The Draw: Right-click/Open in the New Tab for the draw for the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open
Pegula vs Hruncakova Prediction: Pegula UNDER 12.5 Games
Hruncakova enters the match as nearly a 5 to 1 underdog (Unibet). Bettors should be focused on Pegula and her game-win total. It is set at 12.5 with the UNDER coming in at -150.
Pegula has not been in tip-top form in recent events. But she is still dismissive of players who are ranked around where Hruncakova is ranked (ie. 73rd). Look for Pegula to win this match in straight sets without the need for a tiebreaker.
Pegula should win exactly 12 games in the match in a straight-sets victory. In order for her to win OVER 12.5, a third set would need to be played or a set involving 7-game wins for Pegula would have to be played. Neither seems likely as she should win this match efficiently.
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