Garbine Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Australian Open Quarterfinals Odds & Pick

• Muguruza advancing to quarterfinal for the first time since her win in Monterrey last April
• Former No. 1 on the WTA Rankings on the rebound following first round losses at Wimbledon, US Open
• Pavlyuchenkova is winless in three all-time meetings with Muguruza on hard court

Garbiñe Muguruza will be aiming to advance to the semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2018 French Open when she hits the court on Tuesday for a quarter-final clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as a heavy -190 favorite in the Australian Open odds.

Garbiñe Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Odds

Odds taken Jan. 27

Muguruza on Rebound Following Dismal 2019

The 26-year-old is coming off a straight sets victory over Kiki Bertens in fourth round action early on Monday and has now advanced at least as far as the quarterfinals in each of her three tournament appearances in 2020 going into Tuesday night’s Muguruza vs Pavlyuchenkova matchup at Melbourne Park.

Garbine Muguruza played an almost flawless match to overcome world No. 5 Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-2.

84% 1st serve points won (21/25)
31 Winners, 9 unforced errors

It's her first top-10 victory since… French Open at the end of May 2019 against Svitolina. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/2PDMJIQ5z8

— Alex | Tennis 🎾 (@Alex_Boroch) January 25, 2020

Muguruza is coming off a difficult campaign in 2019, failing to get past the round of 16 in a tournament after picking up her only win of the season at the Monterrey Open. That run included a dismal performance in Grand Slam tournament action, with Muguruza suffering first round losses at both Wimbledon and the US Open after bowing out in the fourth round at both last year’s Australian Open and French Open.

Former No. 1 Hopes to Overcome Past Struggles in Melbourne

Muguruza’s disappointing year took its toll on her already fading position in the WTA Rankings. After climbing to No. 1 following her victory at Wimbledon in 2017, the eight-year pro has been in steady decline since, bottoming out at No. 36 by the end of 2019 before rebounding to No. 32 going into Melbourne.

Struggles continue for Muguruza who's going to have to take stock pretty soon.
In tears down 16 25 to Svitolina.
Coach at 1-4 told her "Tell me how I can help you … I don't care. Do something diff., come to the net – otherwise we're going to be in the locker room in 5 minutes. pic.twitter.com/nw3HXgwQ8o

— Tennis.Life (@tennislifenews) February 20, 2019

The two-time Grand Slam champion opened 2020 with a gutsy performance in Shenzhen, eking out a pair of three-set victories on her way to an eventual semi-final loss to Ekaterina Alexandrova that marked her best finish since last spring’s in Monterrey. Muguruza followed up with a drive to the quarterfinals at the Hobart International earlier this month, but was forced to withdraw due to illness.

While Muguruza has shown signs of a turnaround, she has plenty of work to do to overcome some recent disappointing results at Melbourne

While Muguruza has shown signs of a turnaround, she has plenty of work to do to overcome some recent disappointing results at Melbourne, where she has reached the quarterfinals just once in seven career appearances, including an exit in the fourth round a year ago.

Pavlyuchenkova Shows Grit in Early-Round Action

Pavlyuchenkova makes her third appearance in the quarterfinal in four years pegged as a lengthy +155 underdog in the Australian Open odds. No. 3 on the WTA Rankings, Pavlyuchenkova endured a tough road through the opening rounds, capped by a narrow three-set victory over Angelique Kerber in fourth round action.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (@NastiaPav) has done it!

She is back into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the second year in the running, blasting 71 winners to beat Angelique Kerber 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 in 2h 37m!

[📸: Daniel Pockett/Getty] pic.twitter.com/pYn2hdRB2b

— WTARussians (@WTArussians) January 27, 2020

The 28-year-old needed tiebreakers in each of her four opening round victories, including her epic 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 victory over Kerber. Pavlyuchenkova also showed grit in her recent march to the final at the 2019 Kremlin Cup, where she fell in three sets in her finals clash with Belinda Bencic. The Russian star also pulled off one of the biggest upsets of this year’s Australian Open, knocking off second-seeded Karolina Pliskova in straight sets in third round action.

Garbiñe Muguruza vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Stats

Muguruza Holds Clear Head-to-Head Edge

This week’s clash marks the sixth all-time meeting between these players, and the first in Grand Slam tournament action. Muguruza holds a clear advantage in head-to-head contests, posting wins in four of five meetings. That run includes victories in each of their three tilts on hard court, capped by straight sets win in the round of 16 at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters. Muguruza’s sole loss to Pavlyuchenkova came in the round of 16 at the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, when she was forced to retire after the first set due to a back injury.

#Stuttgart 🇩🇪 | Octavos

🎾 Garbiñe Muguruza (3) 🇪🇸 debió retirarse por lesión luego de haber perdido el primer set ante Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27) 🇷🇺 por 7-5

🎾 Es el tercer abandono de la española en 2018
pic.twitter.com/gjtRT11tCh

— Doble Falta (@DobleFaltaOk) April 26, 2018

Muguruza rebounded to rout Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets later in the year at the Nature Valley Class in Birmingham, England, and with her recent steady play looks to be returning to the form that lifted her to the top of the rankings three years ago.

Pick: Muguruza -190; Over 21.5 (-125)