Diana Shnaider vs Marta Kostyuk Prediction & Picks - WTA Korea Open

Prediction published on 9/19/24, 6:08 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 9/19/24 at 6:13 AM in Tennis Picks

At the WTA 500 tournament in Seoul, two members of the world's top 20 will clash in this quarter-final: 20-year-old Russian Diana Shnaider and 22-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. Diana Shnaider, the tournament's number 4 seed, won her previous round in just 73 minutes and 2 sets against Canadian Carol Zhao. This was a logical victory for the Russian, who had won 3 consecutive matches at the US Open at the end of August, eliminating Clara Tauson and Sara Errani before taking 6 games off top 3 Jessica Pegula in the last 8. An opponent she had already lost to a few days earlier in the semi-finals of the Toronto tournament. The Russian therefore seems to be performing well on this hard surface and should try her luck to reach a semi-final once again.

For her part, Marta Kostyuk, seeded 5th, won her round of 16 match against Arantxa Rus and then her round of 8 match against Heather Watson. Stopped in the US Open round of 16 by top 10 Emma Navarro while winning a set in the match, the Ukrainian should also have the potential to win this match. However, one or other of the two seeded players will get the better of her opponent and should quickly win the second set as well, concluding a 2-set victory.