Second seed Jeļena Ostapenko of Latvia will meet the Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova in the first round of the 2023 Birmingham Classic on Monday, June 19. Get the predictions and odds of this Jeļena Ostapenko v Linda Noskova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jeļena Ostapenko v Linda Noskova Head to Head
The two have never met previously.
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Ostapenko Has Done Well on Grass
Jelena Ostapenko has been in superb form this season and is all set to kick off her grass season in Birmingham, where she brings a 19-12 season record.
Ostapenko had reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career this year. She did not reach another quarterfinal on hard courts this year, but made it to the semifinals in Rome.
The Latvian was 12-8 on hard courts and 7-4 on clay this year.
She will begin her grass season on Monday in Brmingham, where she has a 6-4 record. She was a quarterfinalist in Birmingham in 2016 and 2019 and had bowed out of the second round in 2021 and 2022.
Overall Ostapenko has a 40-19 career record on grass. A five time champion at the tour level from 13 finals, Ostapenko is 1-1 in grass court finals. She was a champion in Eastbourne in 2021 and finished runner-up in the same tournament last year.
The 2017 French Open champion also reached a semifinal at Wimbledon in 2018 and was a quarterfinalist in 2017.
Ranked no. 17th in the world, the 26-year-old will be looking to make a brisk start in Birmingham.
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Noskova To Make Her Grass Debut
Eighteen-year-old Linda Noskova will be playing her first match on grass at the Birmingham Open.
The world no. 50 had started off the season in style and has been a consistent performer, but hasn’t been able match her performances in Adelaide and Lyon.
In Adelaide, Noskova had beaten two top 10 players in Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur en route her maiden WTA final. She couldn’t win the title though as she went down to Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Noskova then made it to the quarterfinals in Lyon and also the third round in Indian Wells. But she hasn’t been able to reach another tour-level quarterfinal this year.
However, Noskova has had two quarterfinal finishes at the WTA 125 level.
She has an uphill challenge in Birmingham and will have to punch above her weight to win her opener.
Ostapenko v Noskova Prediction and Tip
Ostapenko is the favourite. She is an established grass court player and has a solid record on the surface, while Noskova will be playing her first WTA match on grass. Expect this to be a one-sided match with Ostapenko sailing into the second round.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Ostapenko to win: 1/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 18.5 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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