Anastasia Potapova vs Jessica Pegula Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Wuhan Open

Prediction published on 08/10/2024, 05:10  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/10/2024 at 05:14 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Jessica Pegula begins her Wuhan Open campaign with a second-round showdown against unseeded Anastasia Potapova. The match is scheduled for Wednesday and here is the preview and a prediction of this match.

Anastasia Potapova had a winning start to her Wuhan debut and will hope to build up some momentum with another victory. The Russian had an intense first-round battle with the wildcard Katie Volynets, coming from a set behind to win 2-1.

Her 26th victory of a topsy-turvy season put to a halt a run of two successive defeats. A semi-finalist in Birmingham and Cleveland, Potapova will be seeking her first win against Pegula. She is currently placed 38th in the live ranking.

Jessica Pegula has won all four times in which she has taken to the court against Potapova. All meetings were on hard courts with the more recent being a quarter-final tie in Miami last year.

With this unwavering record against the Russian, Pegula will be confident of making a winning start this week. The American is coming off a disappointing fourth-round exit in Beijing.

Having made three successive finals before participating at the China Open, Pegula was expected to challenge for the China Open title. She will seek to make amends in Wuhan.

The world number three, who finished as runner-up at the US Open and claimed the title in Toronto, has claimed a 38-13 record. The winner in this fixture will set up a third-round battle against Wang Xinyu, Paula Badosa or Ajla Tomljanovic.