Donna Vekic and Sorana Cirstea will play against each other in the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Classic. The game will start on June 17 at 12:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+2) for Cirstea – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21.5 – 1.80.
Indeed, we are facing largely comparable opponents in terms of class, even in their head-to-head encounters they have two wins each. We think that today, the surface factor will come to the fore. Cirstea, however, has a better performance on grass than her opponent.
There is no clear favourite in the upcoming match and I think it will be a tough encounter.
Donna Vekic made a bad transition to grass. Last week in Nottingham, she failed in the first round against Harriet Dart (4-6, 3-6).
In Birmingham, the former world #19 had to start from qualifiers where she defeated Katie Swan (7-5, 6-4) and Gabriela Lee (6-3, 6-1) without dropping a set. In the main draw of the tournament, Vekic went on to win by an accurate score of 2-0 in sets. She defeated CoCo Vandeweghe (6-4, 6-4) and Caty McNally (7-5, 6-3). Clearly, Donna has caught her game and is ready to continue her winning streak.
Vekic has lost in each of her last four matches as an underdog.
Sorana Cirstea has not had much success on grass throughout her career. On the eve of the start in Birmingham, she had 29 wins and 33 defeats on this surface. However, so far Sorana is enjoying her game.
In the first round, the world #36 overcame Shelby Rogers (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) in only three sets. However, in the second round, Cirstea left no chance for Aleksandra Krunic (6-1, 6-1).
Cirstea has played at least 19 games in four of her last six battles.
In 4 of Vekic’s 5 previous matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with the odds of 1.87.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 8/10
Vekic’s Rating – 92
Donna Vekic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 13/8
Cirstea’s Rating – 36
Sorana Cirstea Wins/Losses in 2022 – 17/13
Who won the last meeting between these players?
The tennis players have played against each other four times. The score in the confrontation is 2-2.
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Ann Jones Court, Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the Birmingham Classic: Vekic vs Cirstea at Sportsbet.io and VBet.