ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Simona Halep, Katie Boulter, Dayana Yastremska and Sorana Cirstea are going to compete on Friday at the Viking Classic on Ann Jones Centre Court.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Simona Halep vs. Katie Boulter

Head to head 0-0

Simona Halep will play Katie Boulter in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, Simona reached the quarter after beating Lesya Tsurenko 6-1 6-4 and Harriet Dart 6-3 6-2.

Halep has a 22-7 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Birmingham The Romanian didn’t compete in Birmingham in 2021.

Katie Boulter: ranking and results

Ranked no. 141, the Brit got to the quarter after beating Alison Riske 6-4 6-3 and Caroline Garcia 7-65 6-1.

Boulter has a 16-6 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Birmingham Katie didn’t play in Birmingham in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Katie Boulter since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.175
Katie Boulter -> 5.55

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Dayana Yastremska vs. Shuai Zhang

Head to head 2-1 for Zhang

Dayana Yastremska will square off with Shuai Zhang in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Dayana Yastremska: ranking and results

Ranked no. 79, Dayana got to the quarter after defeating Magda Linette 6-4 6-3 and Jelena Ostapenko 3-6 7-5 7-5.

Yastremska has a 19-13 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS). Dayana’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Lyon.

Last year in Birmingham Dayana didn’t compete in Birmingham in 2021.

Shuai Zhang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, Zhang got to the quarter after beating Jana Fett 5-7 6-3 6-3 and Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2 2-6 7-5.

Zhang has a 17-15 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Lyon where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Birmingham The Chinese reached the 2nd round last year in Birmingham before retiring against Heather Watson.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Dayana Yastremska and Shuai Zhang square off. Their record is 2-1 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time they fought against each other, Zhang won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Lyon back in March 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dayana Yastremska who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dayana Yastremska is the pick to win this match.
Dayana Yastremska -> 1.31
Shuai Zhang -> 3.74

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Sorana Cirstea vs. Donna Vekic

Head to head 2-2

Sorana Cirstea will face Donna Vekic in the quarter for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Sorana Cirstea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Sorana reached the quarter after beating Shelby Rogers 6-3 4-6 6-1 and Aleksandra Krunic 6-1 6-1.

Cirstea has a 17-13 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Sorana’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Lyon and Istanbul.

Last year in Birmingham Cirstea didn’t play in Birmingham in 2021.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 92, the Croatian reached the quarter after defeating Katie Swan 7-5 6-4, Gabriela Lee 6-3 6-1, Coco Vandeweghe 6-4 6-4 and Caty McNally 7-5 6-3.

Donna has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Birmingham Donna capitulated in the quarter 6-4 6-2 to Heather Watson.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Sorana Cirstea and Donna Vekic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Vekic on grass.

Before, the last time they played each other, Vekic won 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in Biel back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sorana Cirstea who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sorana Cirstea is the pick to win this match.
Sorana Cirstea -> 1.68
Donna Vekic -> 2.3

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