Lucia Bronzetti and Katie Volynets will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Merida Open Akron for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:00 pm on Estadio Akron. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lucia Bronzetti who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Lucia Bronzetti is the pick to win this match.
Lucia Bronzetti -> 1.86
Katie Volynets -> 1.94

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Prediction and head to head Lucia Bronzetti vs. Katie Volynets

There is no head to head record between Lucia Bronzetti and Katie Volynets since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Lucia Bronzetti

Lucia Bronzetti

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
103
High
46
LWLLLLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-30 11-17 4-7 5-3 1-3 0-0
2024 31-34 17-22 9-8 3-1 2-3 0-0
2023 32-30 15-17 10-9 4-2 3-2 0-0
2022 36-26 18-10 13-10 3-3 2-3 0-0
2021 53-23 14-4 38-14 1-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 65, Lucia will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Linz where she lost 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Potapova in the 1st round on the 7th of February.

Bronzetti has an aggregate 3-5 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Bronzetti’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Australia.

Talking about her overall career, Lucia has an overall 234-159 record. She has a positive 67-32 record on hard.

Previously in Merida

The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.

Merida
Bronzetti's Record

Katie Volynets

Katie Volynets

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
89
High
56
LWWWWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-27 25-16 13-8 0-0 1-3 0-0
2024 46-24 23-16 18-6 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 30-27 22-14 8-7 0-1 0-5 0-0
2022 36-26 19-15 13-7 0-0 4-4 0-0
2021 29-25 12-12 12-8 1-2 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 96 (career-high), Volynets will start her run in Merida after she played her last match at the Melbourne where she lost 6-3 6-2 to Zhang in the 3rd round on the 21st of January.

Volynets has a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, The American has an overall 130-92 record. She has a positive 75-54 record on hard.

Merida
Volynets's Record

Tennis Scores in Merida

Upcoming matches in the draw