Analysis for Medina-Kvitova (Paris)

Head-to-head record 0:0

Petra Kvitova, the Czech qualifier will face an experienced Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round at Open Gaz de France. Kvitova is the big hope of Czech tennis and the biggest young talent ever since Nicole Vaidisova has appeared. She is 17 years old and lacks experience from big events but her career record of 56 wins-16 losses is really impressive. Of course, she has been gaining experience at small ITF tournaments so far but we think her time is coming and she is definitely able to crack into the top 100 soon. She played in a great shape in qualifiers defeating Mladenovic, Pironkova and Bremond all in straight sets. She has everything she needs to become a top player – speed, power, confinedce and solid technique. Her opponent won´t be the easy nut to crack – Medina Garrigues is currently the highest-ranked Spanish women's professional tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of 23, and has won 7 singles titles. 4 of them come from clay in Palermo. She is one of the most unpredictable players in the modern game, as she is capable of spectacular shotmaking especially with her outstanding backhand and clever dropshots. But it is not a secret that she prefers clay and even when her current form isn´t bad at all, Kvitova has a big chance of succeeding. Odds at this level are worth taking for us.