Sabine Lisicki vs Anna Blinkova Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Bad Homburg Open

Prediction published on 25/06/2023, 02:08  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Ninth seed Anna Blinkova and wildcard Sabine Lisicki will meet on Sunday in the first round at the Bad Homburg Open. The winner of this match will play either Alycia Parks or Leylah Fernandez in the second round. Sabine Lisicki will hope playing as a crowd favourite here will help her wriggle her way out of her current slump. The German arrives for this match having lost her last four matches and six in her last 10. In her last match, she lost in straight sets to Caroline Garcia in the first round in Berlin. She has lost seven of her 17 matches. This has left the former world number 12 unable to get back to at least the top 100. She is currently ranked 371st in the live ranking after losing 59 ranking points.

Blinkova is making her third appearance in this WTA 250 tournament. She will hope to go past the first round this time. The Russian arrives in Bad Homburg after her elimination in the second round in Berlin. She brings with her a 20-16 win/loss record for the season with one of those victories coming on grass. Despite her inconsistencies, Blinkova has played one final and finished as runner-up in Strasbourg. She is not a renowned performer on grass. Since making her debut on the surface in 2017, she has an 18-18 record. But with Lisicki struggling, she will be confident of starting the tournament on a winning note. Blinkova is currently ranked 39th in the live ranking which is a new career high for her.