Katie Swan vs Yuriko Lily Miyazaki Prediction & Betting Tips - Loughborough, Singles W-C10-GBR-05A

Prediction published on 10/06/2023, 02:46  by Nella Wagah in Tennis Predictions

Wildcard Yuriko Miyazaki and the unseeded Katie Swan will on Saturday battle each other in the semifinals at the ITF W100 Surbiton Trophy. The winner of this match will play either eighth seed Katie Boulter or the qualifier Yanina Wickmayer in the final. Katie Swan defeated top seed, Tatjana Maria 2-1 to advance to this round. It was her ninth win of a difficult season so far for her. The Briton has lost 10 of the 19 matches she has played in 2023. She is making her third appearance in the competition and before this season had never advanced past the second round. The win over Maria has moved her 19 places to number 143 in the live ranking.

Yuriko Miyazaki has also had a difficult campaign and is currently on a losing record. Her quarterfinal win over Isabelle Lacy moved her to 12 wins and she needs one more victory to tie her win/loss record. Miyazaki defeated Swan on her way to lifting the ITF Great Britain 19A last season and will be confident of another win. This was their only encounter to date. Despite the win over Lacy, Miyazaki is down 10 places in the live ranking to number 219. This is after she lost 16 ranking points. The Brit is in her fifth appearance at Surbiton and has set a new personal record here by advancing to the semifinals.