Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs Anna Blinkova Prediction & Betting Tips - Transylvania Open

Prediction published on 06/02/2024, 06:40  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/02/2024 at 06:40 in Tennis Predictions

Third seed Anna Blinkova is through to the second round at the Transylvania Open and will take on unseeded Nuria Parrizas Diaz. The winner will then advance to the quarterfinals where either Anna Bondar, Harriet Dart, Emiliana Arango or Elisabetta Cocciaretto will provide the opposition. Nuria Parrizas Diaz overcame the challenge of Laura Siegemund in the first round and won in straight sets. This was her eighth victory of the season in 11 outings. The Spaniard has alternated between the ITF, Challenger and Tour circuits. In the challenger, she triumphed in Canberra and will be hoping to replicate this at tour level. Her strong start to the year has seen her move up the WTA rankings. She is now ranked 132nd in the live ranking after a six-place leap. Diaz defeated Blinkova last season in the qualifying rounds in Madrid.

Anna Blinkova also won her first-round tie in straight sets. She lost just three games against the qualifier Simona Waltert. This was only her second victory in a slow start to the year. Blinkova has lost three of the five matches she has played. Before arriving in Cluj, she had lost back-to-back matches and suffered a first-round exit in Linz. Her unconvincing form has led to her dropping out of the WTA top 50. The Russian is now ranked 51st in the live ranking. Blinkova is comfortable on indoor hard courts and has won 85 matches on the surface in her career so far. She won the title here in 2022 and this remains to be her only tour triumph.