J & T Banka Ostrava Open 2020 Final Preview - Azarenka faces off against Sabalenka

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Sunday, 25 October 2020 at 08:30
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The Banka Ostrava Open has come to an end with only one match remaining and it's the final between Azarenka and Sabalenka.

The final of the Ostrava Open will take place today at 14:30 as Victoria Azarenka takes on Aryna Sabalenka. It's a fascinating matchup between two great tennis players from the same country. Victoria Azarenka has been playing excellent tennis al week long and one might say she was the best player so far in Ostrava. She lost only one set en route to the final and it was in the first round. She served well but what proved key in many matches was, that  she was far superior in rallies. Her opponent Sabalenka has had anything but an easy road to the final as she only won the semifinal match in straight sets. She was close to losing twice at this tournament but somehow came back miraculously both times. She will need some of that luck today as well. 
They played each other twice in their career and both times it was on the hard courts of New York. Their first match in '19 was one by Sabalenka while their most recent one which happened almost two months ago at the US Open was won by Azarenka. Tomorrow Vika will be favoured as well because her journey to the final has been based on her own great play. For Sabalenka that is not the case as she was twice outplayed for the majority of the match. If she plays the way she did against Brady in the semifinal she will have a chance but even then it will be a small one. Match start at 14:30 and a report of the final will be ready after the match.

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