Ann Li vs Leylah Fernandez Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA 1000 Doha
WTA - WTA 1000 Doha
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by Daniel Ngulu | in Tennis Predictions
Leylah Fernandez faces fellow unseeded player Ann Li in Doha, hoping to spark a season turnaround. This is their second career meeting and the first on a hard court. Read on for our prediction of this match.
Li is back in Doha for her second appearance. She last competed at this event four years ago, where she lost in the second round.
The American is having a shaky season and, through five matches, has lost three times. She has suffered defeats in Brisbane, Hobart, and Melbourne, with the last two events seeing her fall in the second round.
Li, who defeated Fernandez in Madrid last season via a decider, is ranked 40th in the live ranking.
Leylah Fernandez is having an even worse start to the season than Li. The Canadian has managed just one win in five outings. This form has seen her drop in the WTA world ranking, and she is currently placed 27th.
Fernandez, a former US Open finalist, claimed her first win earlier in the week in Abu Dhabi, ending a 3-0 start to the season. The 23-year-old is a former Doha quarter-finalist, achieving this feat two seasons ago.
She, however, was eliminated in the second round last season.
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Ann Li - Leylah Fernandez Key Points
- A decider was played in the only previous meeting between Fernandez and Li.
- Both Li and Fernandez have won over 150 matches on hard courts.
- Li and Fernandez have compiled losing records this season.
- In her last four outings, Li has contested a third set.
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Our Ann Li vs Leylah Fernandez Prediction
Our prediction for Ann Li v Leylah Fernandez is for this match to have more than 2.5 sets. Li and Fernandez are having slow starts to the season and have each lost more matches than they have won. Li has fared slightly better than Fernandez and might win this match.
However, what we feel more confident about is a decider being required to separate them. Li and Fernandez are hard-court specialists and together have won over 300 matches on such surfaces.
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