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Lyon Open 2023 Doubles Final: Alexandra Panova & Olga Danilovic vs Cristina Bucsa & Bibiane Schoofs – Preview and Prediction

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The team of Alexandra Panova and Olga Danilovic takes on Cristina Bucsa & Bibiane Schoofs in the finals of the doubles event in the 2023 Lyon Open on Sunday.

Alexandra Panova & Olga Danilovic

Alexandra Panova & Olga Danilovic

In the round of 16, Alexandra Panova and Olga Danilovic came back from a set down to defeat the team of Lidziya Marozava and Vivian Heisen and won the match 2-6, 6-2, 10-5. Panova and Danilovic advanced into the semifinals after the third-seeded team of Alicia Barnett and Natela Dzalamidze pulled out prior to the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, the Russian-Serbian duo ousted the second-seeded team of Makoto Ninomiya and Nadiia Kichenok in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. Panova and Danilovic were exceptional with their serves as they had a win percentage of 85 on the first serve and fired in 3 aces without committing any double faults. They will hope to use their serves to good effect in the finals as well.

Bibiane Schoofs & Cristina Bucsa

The Dutch-Spanish duo of Bibiane Schoofs and Cristina Bucsa has shown a lot of grit and determination and defeated a couple of seeded teams en route to the finals.

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Cristina Bucsa (Image Credit: Roland-Garros – Twitter)

In the round of 16, Cristina Bucsa and Bibiane Schoofs fought back after dropping the first set against Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Angela Kulikov. The match eventually ended 5-7, 6-4, 10-6 in favor of Bucsa and Schoofs. In the quarterfinals, Zhang Shuai and Alycia Parks were outplayed by Bucsa and Schoofs. The 2nd-seeded team came back to win a tightly-contested second set. In the decisive third set, Bucsa and Schoofs came out positively and eventually won the match 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 10-2. The semifinals saw Bucsa and Schoofs take on the 4th-seeded team of Viktorija Golubic and Monica Niculescu. The match turned out to be quite competitive but Bucsa and Schoofs won it 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.

Prediction: Cristina Bucsa and Bibiane Schoofs to win in three sets.

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