Third seed Magda Linette of Poland will meet China’s Zhu Lin in the second round of the 2023 Birmingham Classic on Wednesday, June 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Magda Linette v Zhu Lin match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Magda Linette v Zhu Lin Head to Head
Lin won their only meeting in Taipei City in 2017. That match was a three set affair.
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Linette Rallies Past Paolini
World no. 20 Magda Linette bounced back from a set down to beat Jasmine Paolini in a two-hour-and-30-minute first round contest on Monday.
Paolini dominated the first set, but the Pole clawed her way back into the second set and then got the solitary break in the seventh game of the final set to win the match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
This was Linette’s first ever win in Birmingham in what is her fourth main draw appearance in the tournament. She had lost in the first rounds in 2016, 2017 and 2022.
Linette had also won her opening round match in Nottingham last week, but had fallen in round 2. It will be interesting to see if she can win consecutive matches to reach her first tour-level quarterfinal on grass.
She has reached two ITF finals on grass, finishing runner-up in Ilkley in 2015 and winning the title in Manchester in 2019.
Linette is 18-15 this season. She had made it to her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open and was also a quarterfinalist in Merida in February, but she has not reached a quarterfinal since that run in Merida.
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Lin Makes an Impressive Start
World no. 39 Zhu Lin got he campaign off to a good start as the Chinese player defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter 7-5, 7-5 on Tuesday.
The win came in straight sets but it wasn’t straight forward as Boulter put up a strong resistance going down fighting in an hour and 48 minutes.
Lin saved 10 of 14 break points and converted 6 of 10 to move into round 2.
The 29-year-old improved her season record to 15-10. She won her maiden WTA title this year by beating Lesia Tsurenko in the Hua Hin final. Lin was also a semifinalist in Monterrey and had made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
She doesn’t have a good record on grass and is 13-23 across levels over her career. Can she improve that record on Wednesday?
Linette v Lin Prediction and Tip
Linette’s a better player on grass and that gives her the edge in this contest. Expect the Polish player to advance.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Linette to win: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 4/5
The 2023 Birmingham Open will be played from June 19 to 25. 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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