After reaching the final at the US Open, Victoria Azarenko did not withdraw from the tournament in Rome and immediately went to Italy. Competition organizers have prudently pushed her first round match to Wednesday. The Belarusian tennis player has risen to 14-th place in the ranking. Now there are chances of getting to the Final Tournament. And in Rome Vicki has points for last year’s quarterfinals. At the very least, we think there should be no problems with motivation. Azarenka started her post-quarantine hard streak in Lexington with a defeat from Venus Williams. Over the past three weeks, the Belarusian tennis player has improved a lot, gained an excellent form. Physically, Victoria is also in perfect order. It’s time to take revenge on Venus for that defeat in Lexington.
This is the first time the Islanders have come so close to failing in this playoff and have never lost two matches before. What the Islanders did earlier does not work at all against Tampa. They have big problems with performance and the chances they create in front of Vasilevsky’s goal are clearly not enough for a positive outcome. However, Barry Troz’s wards achieved their goal. They knocked out the opponent’s main striker. Now it should be even easier for them to defend themselves. It is likely that the team will continue to “knit” on the arms and legs of their opponent and something they will still manage to do. That plan worked for the Islanders in their third match, so why shouldn’t they move on? So, what is the free prediction for the NHL match for today?
