The 2024 Miami Open, an ATP/WTA 1000 outdoor hard court tournament, begins this week at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and is the second consecutive 1000-level tournament following the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. These are two of the biggest tennis events between the Australian Open and French Open, the first two grand slams of the season.
Vekic vs Pliskova Picks
- Tennis Pick: Pliskova in three sets (+300)
Iga Swiatek was the champion at Indian Wells last week and headlines the 96-player field for the Miami Open. She’s one of the top-32 seeds who receive byes into the second round. The first round still features plenty of interesting and quality matches, including Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova, both of whom are coming off first-round losses at the BNP Paribas Open and meet for the 10th time in their careers.
Let’s take a look at the Vekic vs Pliskova betting analysis for our Miami Open predictions, while we keep looking at the scores and odds before each game!
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova Information
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 20 at TBD
How to Watch: Tennis TV and ESPN+
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova Recent Scores
Caroline Wozniacki beat Vekic 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the Round of 64 at Indian Wells. Vekic’s tennis stats for the match included six aces, winning 70 percent of points on first serve, and going just 1-for-8 in breakpoint opportunities. Wozniack was 3-of-6 in breakpoint chances. Vekic previously reached the quarter-final at the San Diego Open before losing to Kate Boulter.
Pliskova is also coming off of a first-round loss at Indian Wells, where she was defeated 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 by Anna Blinkova. She reached the Round of 16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships before that and lost to Coco Gauff.
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova Betting Analysis
Vekic Looking to Rebound after First-Round Loss at Indian Wells
Vekic technically lost to Wozniacki in the second round at Indian Wells, but it was her first match in the tournament as she received a bye. She hasn’t had much success in her prior Miami Open results as she lost in the Round of 32 last year to Petra Kviotva in straight sets. She’s in tough against Pliskova this year as she has just two wins in nine matches against the Czech player.
Vekic is 8-6 overall this season, including 6-5 on outdoor hard courts. She is 1-1 in her last two matches against Pliskova, however, and beat her on outdoor hard courts at the San Diego Open in 2022.
Pliskova is 7-2 in 9 Matches against Vekic
Pliskova, although currently ranked 12 spots lower in the world rankings than Vekic, comes into the Vekic vs Pliskova betting analysis with a 7-2 record in nine matches against her first-round opponent. The difference is much smaller on hard courts, however, as she is 3-2 against Vekic on the surface.
Pliskova is 12-5 this season and 7-5 on outdoor hard courts. She won her last meeting against Vekic, beating her in three sets on clay courts at the 2023 Stuttgart Open.
Updates
Both players are healthy with no injury concerns heading into the Vekic vs Pliskova betting analysis.
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova Betting Preview
Vekic is a slight +120 betting underdog in the Vekic vs Pliskova betting analysis and has a +2.5 (-125) games handicap. Pliskova is a -150 betting favorite with a -2.5 (-110) games handicap at BetUS. The games total is 22.5. Other tennis odds include Pliskova to win in straight sets (+162) and to win in three sets (+300).
Donna Vekic vs Karolina Pliskova Betting Prediction
- Tennis Pick: Pliskova in three sets (+300)
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