Madrid 2023: Camila Giorgi vs Mayar Sherif Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Madrid Open first-round match featuring Camila Giorgi vs. Mayar Sherif on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Camila Giorgi vs. Mayar Sherif Preview

Camila Giorgi will play Egypt’s top-ranked player Mayar Sherif in an intriguing first-round match at the Madrid Open. Who will prevail?

Camila Giorgi is playing her first clay-court match this year. And it’s not an easy draw for her, having to take on Egypt’s finest in Mayar Sherif. But the conditions at the Madrid Open give Giorgi an upper hand. At altitude, the Italian will be comfortable in getting her shots to work and I can’t see her struggling too much to impose herself.

Mayar Sherif made the semifinals this past week at one of the most prestigious ITF tournaments on the calendar in Oeiras, Portugal. Sherif dropped a single set in her run to the last four where she lost to Rebeka Masarova. She has never played a main draw match at the Madrid Open, so Wednesday will be her debut at the event.

Camila Giorgi vs. Mayar Sherif Prediction and Pick

Camila Giorgi leads Mayar Sherif 1-0 in their head-to-head. They played each other also in the first round at the inaugural Merida Open where Giorgi won that match in straight sets en route to the title. While it’s highly unlikely Giorgi will make another dash to the title at the Madrid Open, she will maximize on her power at altitude to snuff the challenge of Egypt’s No. 1 player.