Analysis for Govortsova-Yakimova (WTA Miami)

Head-to-head record 0:0

This is going to be a match between two Belarusian prodigies - Olga Govortsova will meet Anastasiya Yakimova. Yakimova is a solid young player with wide scale of weapons. She is playing in a good shape here in Miami (beating Groth in final round of Qualies). She has a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all the shots to a pretty high level of technical proficiency. She is 10-5 this year winning the tournament in Cali in February. Last week in Indian Wells she lost to Ana Ivanovic after beating Voegele, Bremond and Lepchenko. Govortsova is younger, higher ranked but very inconsistent player who can be beaten by anyone. Olga is an offensive baseliner. Her game relies heavily on the power, depth and placement of her forehand strokes, producing lots of winners through penetrating, flat shots, with the occasional spice of topspin. She has a huge but inconsistent serve and the mental condition is probably her weakest point. This could be a tight match but we think that Yakimova has a better current form.