Maria Timofeeva vs Ann Li Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Athens, Greece Women Singles
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by Daniel Ngulu | in Tennis Predictions
Ann Li, the second seed at the inaugural Athens Open, starts her tournament against Maria Timofeeva in the first round. This will be their fourth career meeting and third on tour. With a three-match unbeaten run against Timofeeva, this prediction backs Li.
Timofeeva ended the grass season with a 4-2 record. Those four wins were achieved in Wimbledon, where she made it to the second round as a qualifier.
The run at SW19 was her best performance at a tour event this term. Now she looks to win only her second main draw fixture on tour.
She has compiled a 27-13 record and is set to start a new week inside the WTA top 100, having catapulted up to 75th in the live ranking.
Li had a disappointing grass campaign, which shouldn’t be a surprise given that she isn’t a grass specialist. The American is good on hard courts, though, winning both of her tour titles on such surfaces.
She will be looking to regain her swagger and charge towards a strong end to the season. Li ended the grass swing with a 2-3 record.
Currently on a three-match losing run, the 26-year-old is coming off an opening round loss at Wimbledon. These losses have set her back in a season rocked by inconsistency.
Li, whose highlight of the season is a semi-final finish in Strasbourg, has lost 17 of 33 matches and is down to 31st in the live ranking.
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Maria Timofeeva v Ann Li Best Betting Odds
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2.27 | 1.64 |
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2.26 | 1.64 |
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2.26 | 1.64 |
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2.2 | 1.67 |
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2.16 | 1.63 |
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Maria Timofeeva vs Ann Li Form
Maria Timofeeva and Ann Li Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
2 Jul 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
30 Jun 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
25 Jun 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
24 Jun 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
23 Jun 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
15 Jun 2026 - WTA Berlin Open
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
29 Jun 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
23 Jun 2026 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
19 Jun 2026 - WTA Nottingham Open
18 Jun 2026 - WTA Nottingham Open
16 Jun 2026 - WTA Nottingham Open
28 May 2026 - WTA French Open
Maria Timofeeva vs Ann Li Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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100 %
19 May 2025 - WTA Rabat Open
29 Jan 2025 - WTA Singapore
Maria Timofeeva - Ann Li Key Points
- Li has won all three previous meetings with Timofeeva.
- Timofeeva lost six of her 11 hard court matches this term.
- Li has won over 150 matches on hard courts in her career.
- Three of Timofeeva’s four main draw matches on tour ended in defeat.
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Our Maria Timofeeva vs Ann Li Prediction
Timofeeva has been in splendid form over the last few weeks and comes into this fixture in better form than Li. However, this strong run of results has been constructed either outside the tour or outside the main draw. The Uzbek star hasn’t been able to replicate her form at the top level and we feel that this will be the case again.
Though Li has stuttered in recent outings, she is a far more accomplished tour performer than Timofeeva. Li is a tour champion and a hard court specialist and our prediction for Maria Timofeeva v Ann Li is that Ann Li wins.
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