Kasatkina vs. Andreescu National Bank Open picks and odds: Injury concerns for the Canadian

Bianca Andreescu starts her run at the National Bank Open against Daria Kasatkina.

Andreescu is playing her first match at the National Bank Open. Kasatkina is riding some positive results into their match.

Kasatkina vs. Andreescu National Bank Open is a match with injury concerns for KasatKina. Kasatska is favored to win by over 2.5 sets.

Andreescu is playing in the National Bank Open. She lost her first match on hardcourt to Shelby Rogers last week. Kasatkina defeated Rogers in Sunday's final of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. The Russian tennis star is 15-7 on the hard court this year. Andreescus is 14-9 on that surface since 2021.

Andreescu has a 2-0 career record against Kasatkina. Kasatska won their last match in straight sets in June.

Andreescu's back pain worsened as her match against Rogers progressed last week. The first set of the match ended in 8 games. Andreescus' first game against Kasatkina is expected to be over 9.5 games, which is the average for the five sets they have played together.

Kasatkina vs. Andreescu is a match-up with injury concerns for the Canadian.