Marina Melnikova and Sarah Beth Grey will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Birmingham Classic for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Court 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marina Melnikova who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marina Melnikova is the pick to win this match.
Marina Melnikova -> 1.25
Sarah Beth Grey -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Marina Melnikova vs. Sarah Beth Grey
This will be the 4th time that Marina Melnikova and Sarah Beth Grey clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Melnikova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they played, Beth Askew won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in the Oslo back in 2018.
Marina Melnikova
Ranked no. 186, the Russian will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 6-1 6-1 to Van Uytvanck in the 2nd round on the 9th of June.
Melnikova has a composed 9-12 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Marina’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W25 Oeiras.
Talking about her overall career, The Russian has an overall 327-312 record. She has a positive 13-10 record on grass.
Previously in Birmingham
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Sarah Beth Grey
Ranked no. 614, Beth Askew will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 6-2 6-2 to Kung in the 1st round on the 6th of June.
Sarah has an overall 8-7 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Sarah’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in W15 Sharm El Sheikh.
In terms of her career, Sarah has an overall 101-109 record. She has a negative 6-12 record on grass.
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