Anna Bondarova vs. Petra Kvitova: Preview and betting tips

Petra Kvitová will also be in action at the French Open on Monday, playing her first round against Anna Bondar of Hungary. Although the native of Bílovec is not in ideal form, she is the favourite to advance.

Anna Bondarova is a 24-year-old tennis player from Hungary, currently ranked 67th in the WTA rankings. However, thanks to her semi-final appearance at the tournament in Rabat, Morocco, she will move up to 61st place on Monday, improving her career best.

The Hungarian will play the main draw of the French Open, the highlight of the clay court part of the season, for the first time ever. She also made her debut at the Australian Open in January, but lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova there after sets of 2::6 and 1::6.

She also has a tough draw in the first round of the French Open – her opponent will be Petra Kvitova. The thirty-two-year-old native of Bilovec has lost her last four matches, but she is still one of the elite on the WTA circuit.

The two-time Wimbledon winner has played three duels on clay this year, in which she managed to win only one set. However, she is always able to prepare well for Grand Slam tournaments and perform optimally.

She has shown this in the past at the French Open as well, reaching the semi-finals in 2012 and 2020. A year ago, she beat Belgium’s Minnen in the first round, after which she did not enter the second round due to health reasons.

Petra Kvitova has much more experience with big matches. Last year Anna Bondarova was still touring mostly ITF tournaments or challengers. Therefore, the Czech is deservedly a slight favourite to advance.