Anna Karolína Schmiedlová vs Kimberly Birrell Prediction & Picks - Guadalajara, Mexico

Prediction published on 9/4/24, 11:10 AM  by Lou Aguila in Tennis Picks

Anna Schmiedlova will try to stay on the path toward a fourth WTA title as she takes on Kimberly Birrell of Australia on Wednesday in the second round of the WTA 125 Guadalajara. Even though she bombed out in the first round of every Grand Slam tournament this year, Schmiedlova can still collect precious ranking points, especially if she captured the title at the end of this WTA 125 tournament in Guadalajara. The Slovakian punched her ticket to the second round after overcoming a strong challenge from in home crowd favorite, Julia Garcia, in the first round, beating the Mexican in three sets 4-6 6-2 6-0. Meanwhile, Schmiedlova’s opponent, Kimberly Birrell, will come into her second-round match already with two wins since she had to go through the qualifier to make it into the main draw of this tourney. Birrell has now won four of her last five assignments, including the three wins in the qualifying phase of the 2024 US Open championship. The Aussie defeated Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2 7-5 to clinch her spot in the second round.