Women’s Olympic Tennis Round of 16 – Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova taking place? Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova will take place on Tuesday 27th July, 2021 at (not before) 03:00 (UK)
Where is Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova taking place? Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova will take place at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo
What surface is Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova played on? Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova will be played on hard courts
Where can I get tickets for Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova? There are no tickets for Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova as Olympic Tennis will take place without spectators.
What TV channel is Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova on in the UK? Olympic coverage is shared between BBC and Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedules for Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova
Where can I stream Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova in the UK? If Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova is televised on BBC then it can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app. If Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova is televised on Eurosport then subscribers can stream the match live on Eurosport Player
THE PREDICTION
In-form world number 11 Barbora Krejcikova beat Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to reach the round of 16 of her sixth tournament in a row. The 25-year-old has won three of those last five in Strasbourg, Prague and her first Grand Slam title from obscurity at Roland-Garros last month and she lost to the champions of the other two. No player on the WTA tour is in such a hot streak as the Czech and she looks likely to win a medal of some colour this week with plenty of seeds falling out of the draw. In her way is world number 12 Belinda Bencic, who is also enjoying her first Olympic Games with two straight-set wins over Misaki Doi and Jessica Pegula. The Swiss should be the favourite on experience here despite being a year younger than her opponent but such is Krejcikova’s meteoric rise it is hard to see Bencic even take a set here. Krejcikova’s seven-match winning streak has seen no sets dropped yet, so take her to win this in a blistering two.
