Diana Shnaider vs Katie Boulter Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Hong Kong Open

Prediction published on 02/11/2024, 13:30  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 02/11/2024 at 13:33 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Diana Shnaider will play second seed Katie Boulter in the final of this year’s Hong Kong Open. This will be their first career meeting and below we have a prediction for the match.

Diana Shnaider’s appearance here makes it her sixth final of the season. This is also the Russian’s fourth final at tour level. She has won three tour titles across three different surfaces. 

To advance to this final, Shnaider, who is debuting here, defeated third seed Leylah Fernandez. That was her 54th win of the year and 30th on an outdoor hard surface. Shnaider is now 13th in the live ranking which is a new career high.

Katie Boulter is also having a strong year. This is the Briton’s third final of the year. Boulter has played three tour finals in her career and has won them all. She will, therefore, arrive for this match not considering herself an underdog. 

Boulter defeated sixth seed Yuan Yue in the semi-finals in three sets. The 28-year-old’s performances this week have done her WTA ranking a world of good. 

She is now 23rd in the live ranking, which is a new career-high. Boulter has won 36 of the 57 matches she has played this year.