Dayana Yastremska vs Qinwen Zheng Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 24/01/2024, 07:04  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 24/01/2024 at 21:50 in Tennis Predictions

Qinwen Zheng, 12th seed, and the qualifier Dayana Yastremska will battle each other in the semifinals at the Australian Open. The winner will then advance to a first-ever Grand Slam final where a tie with either Coco Gauff or Aryna Sabalenka awaits. Dayana Yastremska is having the Grand Slam tournament of her life. Before this season, she had never advanced past the fourth round at a major. Her best-ever finish in Melbourne was a third-round exit in 2019. In her last two appearances here, she had been eliminated in the first round. The Ukrainian has won all eight matches she has contested here starting from the qualifiers. She has defeated three seeded players on her way to the last four with one of those being reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. Yastremska, who is now up to 29th in the live ranking, defeated Linda Noskova in straight sets in the last round.

Qinwen Zheng is also having the tournament of her life. The Chinese number one is playing in the semifinals at a major for the first time. Last season she set a career personal record when she advanced to the quarterfinals at the US Open. This is her third season competing at a Grand Slam and in the last two seasons, she was a second-round exit here. Her rise in Melbourne has also propelled her up the WTA rankings. She is now ranked 10th in the live ranking which is a career high placing. Zheng, who has won six of the seven matches in 2024, defeated Anna Kalinskaya in three sets in the quarterfinals. She battled from a set down to secure the victory.