Marta Kostyuk vs Madison Keys Prediction & Betting Tips - Wimbledon Qualification, England

Prediction published on 07/07/2023, 11:58  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/07/2023 at 04:35 in Tennis Predictions

In-form Madison Keys looks to again make it into the fourth round at Wimbledon. The 25th seed is up against unseeded Marta Kostyuk for a place in the last 32. Scheduled opponents in the next round are either 22nd seeded Anastasia Potapova or qualifier Mirra Andreeva. Keys reached the last eight at Wimbledon eight years ago but has made it to the fourth round twice more since then, most recently in 2021. The American began this grass court Grand Slam ranked 18th in the world. The seedings had been decided before her winning the Eastbourne grass court tournament. Keys beat Cori Gauff in that event and then defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final. Her good form has continued at Wimbledon with a couple of straight sets victory. 

Marta Kostyuk won her first WTA tournament earlier this year. That was the ATX Open and played on a hard court. Her form since that win in early March has been inconsistent failing to get past the last 32 of any tournament. Kostyuk was ranked 36th at the beginning of this tournament but is up two places in the live list. After failing to qualify twice for the main draw, two appearances here in 2021 and 2022 both saw her lose in round two. This year has finally seen her get past that stage though she had a shaky start to the tournament. The first round saw her take on eighth seed Maria Sakkari and Kostyuk lost the first set without winnnig a game. The 21-year-old fought back well though to beat the seed. Round two saw her take on Paula Badosa who retired in the second set. Keys looks to be in the better form and we back her to win this match.