World No. 110 Diana Shnaider will square off against countrywoman Maria Timofeeva, a lucky loser, in the second round of the 2023 Budapest Open on Wednesday, July 19. Get the predictions and odds of this Diana Shnaider v Maria Timofeeva match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Diana Shnaider v Maria Timofeeva Head to Head
Shnaider and Timofeeva have never faced off before this.
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Shnaider Knocks Out Defending Champion Pera
Diana Shnaider scored her second top-30 win on Tuesday, ousting defending Budapest champion Bernarda Pera 6-4, 7-5, in exactly two hours.
Shnaider’s other previous big win also came on clay in Charleston where she defeated a former winner of the event in Veronika Kudermetova. It’s been a fantastic start to life on the main tour for Shnaider who not long ago was inside the world’s top 100.
And the 19-year-old showcased her burgeoning aggressive game, utilizing her ferocious forehand to move Pera around the court. The American is no slouch on clay and hits with a killer topspin. Shnaider, however, made sure, she suffocated her with her attacking brand of tennis.
Judging by how this match started, it clearly looked like Pera was in for a battle. The American who was slow off the blocks, dropping her serve twice, and trailed 1-5 on the score. Pera to her credit managed to get the set on serve.
Although the Russian wasted two set points while serving for it at first instance, she closed it out eventually with another break.
In the second set, both players were for the most part erratic, but that is to be expected on the grueling red clay, but the quality was still quite high, with plenty of lung-busting rallies, none more evident than on match point where Shnaider finished off Pera with her laser-like forehand.
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Timofeeva Picks Up Maiden WTA Win
Maria Timofeeva lost in the second round of qualifying on Sunday, but received direct entry into the main draw as a lucky loser as a replacement for Anna Kalinskaya.
And the 19-year-old cashed in on her lucky loser status to beat Daria Saville 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round in two hours and 48 minutes. It was the first WTA main draw win of her career and she’ll get to play fellow 19-year-old compatriot Diana Shnaider for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Saville had a bad day in the office. Everything seemed to flow smoothly when she cruised to take the first set 6-2 in 47 minutes. But her serve completely imploded in set 2 and set 3, tallying a grand total of nine double faults across both sets.
Timofeeva was aggressive in her ground game and more confident in her approach shots. She broke Saville three times in set 2 and twice in set 3. She won 64% of her return points, which was significantly higher than the Australian’s 54%.
Shnaider v Timofeeva Prediction and Tip
Diana Shnaider, at 19, has already played against some of the WTA’s top stars and challenged them. 19-year-old Timofeeva just doesn’t have that experience on her resume just yet. Expecting Shnaider to cruise into her first WTA quarterfinal.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Shnaider to win in straight sets: 3/4
The 2023 WTA Budapest will be played from July 17 to 23. 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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