Tatjana María vs Ashlyn Krueger Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Mérida

Prediction published on 09/09/2024, 07:39  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 09/09/2024 at 07:44 in Tennis Predictions

Ashlyn Krueger begins her WTA 500 Guadalajara Open Akron campaign against fellow unseeded player Tatjana Maria. Read on to discover our match prediction for this hard court clash.

World number 51 Krueger will want to build on her run to the last 32 of the US Open. That included a win over the 21st seed Mirra Andreeva before losing to Liudmila Samsonova. At least she finally made it past the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

That was the third consecutive hard court tournament in which the American had beaten a seeded player following wins over Leylah Fernandez and Donna Vekic. Krueger is yet to reach the quarter-final of a WTA hard court tournament this year.

A repeat of the form that saw her win the Japan Open 12 months ago would be appreciated. The winner of this match will take on fifth seed Magdalena Frech or unseeded Emina Bektas in round two. Will it be Tatjana Maria who makes it through to the last 16?

Maria is 82nd in the latest ranking list and lost to Coco Gauff in the US Open second round. Wanting some time on court, the German then played in the WTA 125 hard court event in Guadalajara last week

That went well with her making it to the final but no top 85 ranked players were beaten by her in that tournament. Another WTA 125 final had been reached by her in August. At this higher level though it’s been a struggle for her

Nine of her last ten matches ending in defeat. We tip Krueger to win this match.