Yue Yuan vs Tereza Martincova Prediction & Betting Tips - Prague, Czech Republic

Prediction published on 02/08/2023, 01:32  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 03/08/2023 at 02:10 in Tennis Predictions

Unseeded Yuan Yue and the wildcard Tereza Martincova are set to meet on Wednesday at the 2023 Prague Open. The winner of this second-round tie will play either lucky loser Nao Hibino or the qualifier Viktoria Hruncakova in the quarterfinals. Yuan Yue defeated compatriot Zhang Shuai in straight sets in the opening round. This was her 21st win of a rocky season that has seen her also suffer defeat 17 times. The Chinese number six has also suffered with inconsistency on hard court where she has so far compiled a 7-5 record. The surface however has provided her with her highlight of the season. This was in Mexico City where she made it to the final in the ITF circuit. Yue is up nine places to 107th in the live ranking.

Tereza Martincova is a former finalist here in Prague. This was in 2021 in her debut. As she returns for her third appearance, the Czech number 10 will hope to go one better. She began the tournament with a come-from-behind win over the qualifier Gabriela Knutson. This was her 23rd win of the season and saw her get back to a winning record. Just like Yue, Martincova is having a rocky campaign. She has compiled a 23-22 win-loss record. On hard court she has lost the same number of matches, nine, as she has won. Advancing to this round for only the second time has moved her up five places to 104th in the live ranking. Martincova’s highlight of the season came on clay in Zaragoza in the ITF circuit where she made the final.