Rakotomanga Rajaonah vs Sevastova: Limoges indoor clash and where to watch live

Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah and Anastasija Sevastova clash in the Limoges Challenger indoor last 16 on hard courts on 11 December, playing a best-of-three-set contest with plenty on the line.

This preview breaks down form, numbers and market view, and explains how to follow the action live as the pair chase a quarter-final spot. The rankings favour Rakotomanga Rajaonah, but the prices lean towards Sevastova, setting up a nuanced indoor battle between a hard-court title winner and an opponent with quietly solid recent metrics.

Hard-court season tilts slightly to Rakotomanga Rajaonah

On hard courts this season, Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah has put together a 10–9 record and already lifted a WTA trophy, indicating both volume and success on the surface. Her service games hold around 62% of the time, while she wins roughly 34% of return games and converts close to 46% of break points, pointing to a balanced profile that can apply pressure on both serve and return.

Anastasija Sevastova’s 6–5 hard-court record is lighter in matches but underpinned by a stronger serve at about 69% of service games held and roughly 64% of break points saved, even though she converts fewer chances at around 32% and tends to play slightly longer WTA matches at about 23.3 games compared with 19.4 for Rakotomanga Rajaonah.

Sevastova edges recent form and fast starts

Across their last ten matches, Rakotomanga Rajaonah sits at 4–6 while Sevastova is 5–5, giving Sevastova a narrow edge in recent results. In this stretch Sevastova has been holding around 67% of her service games and winning about 29% of return games, compared with 62% and 26% for Rakotomanga Rajaonah, and she also produces more aces with fewer double faults on average.

Perhaps most striking is the opening pattern: Sevastova has taken the first set in about 50% of these matches, while Rakotomanga Rajaonah has done so only around 20%, yet both have been strong in deciding sets at roughly 67%, suggesting resilience from each if the contest goes the distance.

Bookmakers side with Sevastova in Limoges

Bookmakers price Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah at 2.1 and Anastasija Sevastova at 1.67, with first-set odds around 2.00 versus 1.73, underlining a clear market lean towards Sevastova despite the higher ranking and greater hard-court win count on the other side of the net.

Serve patterns, fatigue and indoor conditions

With no meaningful head-to-head record to draw on, the match-up in Limoges is framed instead by serve–return patterns, workload and the controlled indoor hard conditions. Rakotomanga Rajaonah brings the more rounded hard-court stat line, particularly on return and in break conversion, but Sevastova’s heavier serve, stronger recent first-set record and slightly higher service hold rate could be rewarded under a roof where conditions stay consistent.

Fatigue-wise, Sevastova has spent about seven hours and 54 minutes on court in her last five matches, a little more than the seven hours and 26 minutes for Rakotomanga Rajaonah, yet she does not face a back-to-back schedule here, whereas Rakotomanga Rajaonah does, which may subtly influence intensity levels deep in sets as fans follow the action live through official tournament and scoring channels.

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