ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Anastasia Potapova, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Marta Kostyuk and Jelena Ostapenko are going to compete on Thursday at the Birmingham Classic on Ann Jones Court.

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Anastasia Potapova vs. Kristina Mladenovic

Head to head 1-0 for Mladenovic

Anastasia Potapova will take on Kristina Mladenovic in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Anastasia Potapova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 82, Anastasia got to the 2nd round after beating Nina Stojanovic 5-7 7-68 6-4.

Anastasia has a 11-12 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Kristina Mladenovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 59, Kristina got to the 2nd round after defeating Fiona Ferro 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Kristina has a 14-16 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Anastasia Potapova and Kristina Mladenovic square off. Their current record is 1-0 for Mladenovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time they squared off, Mladenovic won 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in Madrid back in April 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kristina Mladenovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kristina Mladenovic is the pick to win this match.
Kristina Mladenovic -> 2.11
Anastasia Potapova -> 1.76

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Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Ons Jabeur

Head to head 1-0 for Jabeur

Leylah Annie Fernandez will play Ons Jabeur in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:30 am on Ann Jones Court.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 66 (career high), Annie Fernandez got to the 2nd round after defeating Yafan Wang 7-5 6-3.

The Canadian has a 14-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Monterrey where she overcame Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-1 6-4.

Ons Jabeur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24 (career high), Jabeur got to the 2nd round after beating Caty McNally 6-4 6-2.

Jabeur has a 24-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). The Tunisian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Charleston.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Ons Jabeur square off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jabeur (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time they competed against each other, Jabeur won 0-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in New York back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ons Jabeur who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ons Jabeur is the pick to win this match.
Ons Jabeur -> 2.84
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.45

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Marta Kostyuk vs. Daria Kasatkina

Head to head 2-0 for Kostyuk

Marta Kostyuk will take on Daria Kasatkina in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Marta Kostyuk: ranking and results

Ranked no. 65 (career high), the Ukrainian reached the 2nd round after beating Madison Brengle 4-6 7-5 6-3

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The Ukrainian has a 16-8 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Kostyuk’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Abu Dhabi and Istanbul.

Daria Kasatkina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 35, Kasatkina got to the 2nd round after defeating Polona Hercog 4-6 6-3 6-3.

Kasatkina has a 21-9 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Melbourne where she overcame Marie Bouzkova in the final 4-6 6-2 6-2 and in St. Petersburg where she defeated Margarita Gasparyan in the final 6-3 2-1 ret.

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Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Marta Kostyuk and Daria Kasatkina face off. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time they played, Kostyuk won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Istanbul back in April 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daria Kasatkina who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daria Kasatkina is the pick to win this match.
Daria Kasatkina -> 1.96
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.88

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Jelena Ostapenko vs. Tereza Martincova

Head to head 0-0

Jelena Ostapenko will take on Tereza Martincova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on Ann Jones Court.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 43, Jelena got to the 2nd round after beating Lauren Davis 6-4 6-1.

Jelena has a 14-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Tereza Martincova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 90 (career high), the Czech got to the 2nd round after beating Dalila Jakupovic 4-2 ret., Georgina Garcia-Perez 6-3 6-2 and Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-4.

The Czech has a 22-14 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Tereza Martincova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.46
Tereza Martincova -> 2.8

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