World no. 169, Hailey Baptiste of the USA, will play Lya Fernandez Olivares of Mexico, the world number 961, in the first round of the 2023 Guadalajara Open on Monday, September 18. Get the live streaming options of this Hailey Baptiste v Lya Fernandez Oliveras match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Hailey Baptiste v Lya Fernandez Olivares Head to Head
This will be the first match between these two women.
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Baptiste Biggest WTA Success in Doubles
Baptiste’s biggest success on the senior tour has come in doubles – she, along with partner Caty McNeal, won the Charleston event in 2021 on clay.
However, she has been a winner on the ITF tour in singles, and, in June, again on clay, she won her first tournament at that level for four years in Italy.
Main draw appearances for the 21 year old American have been few and far between, though.
She was knocked out in the first round of qualifying for both the Australian and US Opens, and most recently, failed to qualify for San Diego.
In Washington, last month she had better fortune, where she not only qualified, but reached the second round before losing to Coco Gauff. Given that Gauff has just become US Open champion, that was no disgrace.
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A Rare Opportunity for Fernandez Olivares at this Level
This is a rare opportunity for Fernandez Oliveras to show what can do at a higher level. The Mexican is much more often to be found on the ITF circuit.
And she will be grateful that the organisers of the tournament in Guadalajara granted her direct access to the main draw. Earlier in the year, she was not so fortunate with two other events played on Mexican soil, forced to enter the qualifying tournaments in both Merida and Monterrey, losing at the first round stage of both.
Injury after that ruled her out for four months, but, returning in Tunisia, she reached the final of one ITF tournament in Monastir, and the semi-final of another.
However, she has not played a competitive match since the end of June.
Baptiste v Fernandez Olivares Prediction and Tip
Given the vast disparity in their world rankings, it is hard to make much a case for Fernandez Oliveras in this match. She will have the advantage of playing in front of a home crowd but, apart from that, the chips are heavily stacked in favour of the American.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Baptiste to win: 7/15 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 4/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 Guadalajara Open will be played from September 18 to 24. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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