Analysis for Bychkova-Pous Tio (Bad Gastein)

Head-to-head record 1:2 (one walk over)

Our next pick is on the match between Spanish claycourter Laura Pous Tio and Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia. Sportsbooks slightly prefer Russian player, but we think that it will be a tight match. Pous Tio represents classic clay school - to her virtues belong fast legs and overall good physical preparedness. She does not stand fair this year (balance 16:21), but we believe she will break the line of four unsuccessful matches in a row. She succeeded in advance to main contest from qualifiers, where she defeated Gubacsi (2:0), Schneider (2:0) and Georges (2:0).

Ekaterina Bychkova hasn´t played in a good shape this year (balance 16:21) - she did her best on carpet in Paris (she lost to Golovin) and on hard surface in Miami (she lost to Petrova). Ekaterina does not play well on clay and she is not sufficient with physical condition in most of her matches. We can mention her losses to players such as Koryttseva in Biella or Gagliardi in Cagnes Sur Mer. We belive that today match will be well-balanced with better end for Spanish lady.