Analysis for Bychkova-Rezai (Miami)

Head-to-Head record 0-1

Both players have met one another just once so far but it was on a clay court in Palermo. Rezai won that match 6:4, 6:2. The first-round clash in Miami is supposed to be completely different. Rezai is in a very bad shape when losing 6 of 7 matches she played this year and we would say she was demolished in all matches she lost. Moreover, she doesn´t prefer fast surfaces and she has never reached an impressive success on US hard courts. Ekaterina Bychkova has 6-8 YTD win/loss record but her star was shining brightly in the qualifying tournament when losing just 4 games in two matches! If we add that Bychkova´s style is much more suitable to hardcourts and that French woman is a player who would avoid surfaces faster than clay anytime she could - the favourite could be only one here.

Result: 6:1, 6:4 - wager won