Lilli Tagger vs Sara Bejlek Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Athens

Prediction published on 15/07/2026, 02:39  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 15/07/2026 at 09:00 in Tennis Predictions

Qualifier Lilli Tagger seeks an upset at the Athens Open when she faces fifth seed Sara Bejlek in the second round. This marks their first career meeting. With six defeats in nine matches, Bejlek is likely to struggle here, and this prediction favors a Tagger win.

Tagger has won both of her matches this week in straight sets. As the top seed among the qualifiers, Tagger began her quest for the main draw in the qualifying final round.

She would defeat the ninth seed, Madison Sieg, by the loss of just three games. She would drop even fewer games in the first round as she outclassed Marianne Argyrokastriti.

Now with 22 wins and with 16 being registered on hard courts, Tagger has jumped up 11 places to 73rd in the live ranking.

Sara Bejlek was also in fine form in the first round, defeating the qualifier Viktoria Morvayova in straight sets. The Czech star, who dropped five games in the contest, took the first set via a bagel.

Now she seeks to maintain this winning start to the week and avoid an unwanted trend that has characterized her campaign.

Bejlek hasn’t won back-to-back fixtures since a seven-match winning run back in April that culminated with her lifting the Abu Dhabi title. The world number 42 has compiled a 13-11 record.