PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Vekic, Watson, Tomljanovic and Martincova to play on Ann Jones Court on Monday – Birmingham Classic

BIRMINGHAM ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Donna Vekic, Heather Watson, Ajla Tomljanovic and Tereza Martincova will play on Monday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Donna Vekic, Heather Watson, Ajla Tomljanovic and Tereza Martincova are going to compete on Monday at the Birmingham Classic on Ann Jones Court.

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Donna Vekic vs. Francesca Jones Birmingham Classic

Donna Vekic vs. Francesca Jones

Head to head 0-0

Donna Vekic will fight against Francesca Jones in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7:00 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Donna will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 6-3 6-4 to Stojanovic in the 3rd round on the 10th of June.

Vekic has a 4-5 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Francesca Jones: ranking and results

Ranked no. 187, Francesca will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Garcia-Perez in the 1st round on the 7th of June.

The Brit has a 14-11 win-loss record in 2021, 0-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Francesca’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W25 Villa Maria.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Donna Vekic and Francesca Jones since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Donna Vekic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Donna Vekic is the pick to win this match.
Donna Vekic -> 1.19
Francesca Jones -> 4.95

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Heather Watson vs. Viktorija Golubic Birmingham Classic

Heather Watson vs. Viktorija Golubic

Head to head 0-0

Heather Watson will play Viktorija Golubic in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:00 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Heather Watson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, heather will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 7-64 6-3 to Boulter in the 3rd round on the 10th of June.

Heather has a 4-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Viktorija Golubic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 72, the Swiss will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Nottingham where she lost 6-1 7-5 to Van Uytvanck in the 3rd round on the 10th of June.

Viktorija has a 35-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Viktorija Golubic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Viktorija Golubic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Viktorija Golubic is the pick to win this match.
Viktorija Golubic -> 2.73
Heather Watson -> 1.48

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Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Elise Mertens Birmingham Classic

Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 1-0 for Mertens

Ajla Tomljanovic will come up against Elise Mertens in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 11:30 am on Ann Jones Court.

Ajla Tomljanovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 76, the Australian will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Paris where she lost 6-2 6-3 to Pavlyuchenkova in the 2nd round on the 2nd of June.

Ajla has a 14-12 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on grass.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the Belgian will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Paris where she lost 7-5 6-72 6-2 to Sakkari in the 3rd round on the 5th of June.

Mertens has a 22-8 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on grass.

Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Ajla Tomljanovic and Elise Mertens fight against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Mertens won 6-2 7-6(4) in the final in Rabat back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 3.58
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 1.31

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Tereza Martincova vs. Samantha Stosur Birmingham Classic

Tereza Martincova vs. Samantha Stosur

Head to head 1-0 for Stosur

Tereza Martincova will fight against Samantha Stosur in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:30 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Tereza Martincova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 94, Tereza got to the 1st round after beating Dalila Jakupovic 4-2 ret. and Georgina Garcia-Perez 6-3 6-2.

The Czech has a 21-14 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Samantha Stosur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 133, the Australian will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost 5-7 7-5 6-4 to Inglis in the 1st round on the 23rd of February.

Samantha has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on grass.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Tereza Martincova and Samantha Stosur play each other. Their head to head is 1-0 for Stosur (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

Previously, the last time when they played, Stosur won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Guangzhou back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tereza Martincova who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Tereza Martincova is the pick to win this match.
Tereza Martincova -> 1.22
Samantha Stosur -> 4.5

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