ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Sloane Stephens, Sorana Cirstea, Leylah Annie Fernandez and Jelena Ostapenko are going to compete on Monday at the Rothesay Classic on Ann Jones Centre Court.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Sloane Stephens vs. Yue Yuan

Head to head 1-1

Sloane Stephens will come up against Yue Yuan in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Sloane Stephens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 48, the American will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in the Paris where she lost to in the 1st round on the 15th of May.

The American has a 17-14 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

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

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Rouen.

Last year in Birmingham Sloane didn’t compete in Birmingham in 2023.

Yue Yuan: ranking and results

Ranked no. 38, Yue will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Rouen where she lost to Stephens in the quarter on the 19th of April.

Yuan has a 20-13 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Yue’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Austin.

Last year in Birmingham Yuan didn’t play in Birmingham in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Sloane Stephens and Yue Yuan face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Stephens and Yuan (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

Before, the last time they played each other, Stephens won 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Rouen back in April 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yue Yuan who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Yue Yuan is the pick to win this match.
Yue Yuan -> 1.95
Sloane Stephens -> 1.86

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Sorana Cirstea vs. Lin Zhu

Head to head 0-0

Sorana Cirstea will play Lin Zhu in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Sorana Cirstea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 29, Cirstea will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Paris where she lost to Blinkova in the 1st round on the 28th of May.

Sorana has a 12-13 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

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

Cirstea’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Dubai.

Last year in Birmingham Cirstea lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4 to Magdalena Frech.

Lin Zhu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, Zhu will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in the W100 Surbiton where she lost to in the 1st round on the 4th of June.

Lin has a 12-17 win-loss record in 2024, 0-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Lin’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Hua Hin.

Last year in Birmingham Zhu lost in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 to Barbora Krejcikova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Lin Zhu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sorana Cirstea who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sorana Cirstea is the pick to win this match.
Sorana Cirstea -> 1.43
Lin Zhu -> 2.84

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Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo

Head to head 1-1

Leylah Annie Fernandez will come up against Sara Sorribes Tormo

in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, Annie Fernandez will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Paris where she lost to Jabeur in the 3rd round on the 31st of May.

Leylah has a 11-12 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

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

Last year in Birmingham Leylah didn’t play in Birmingham in 2023.

Sara Sorribes Tormo: ranking and results

Ranked no. 57, Sorribes Tormo will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in the Makarska where she lost to in the 1st round on the 5th of June.

Sara has a 10-15 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

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

Last year in Birmingham Sara didn’t play in Birmingham in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Sara Sorribes Tormo play each other. Their current head to head is 1-1 for Annie Fernandez and Sorribes Tormo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time they played, Annie Fernandez won 7-6(8) 7-6(7) in the Rubber 2 in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Leylah Annie Fernandez who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Leylah Annie Fernandez is the pick to win this match.
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.64
Sara Sorribes Tormo -> 2.26

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Jelena Ostapenko vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Head to head 0-0

Jelena Ostapenko will play Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 13, will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, Group I, Europe/Africa where she defeated to in the Rubber 2 on the 10th of April.

Jelena has a 25-11 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS)

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

Ostapenko’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Adelaide and Linz.

Last year in Birmingham The Latvian won the title last year in Birmingham after ousting Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(8) 6-4. Jelena won the title at the Rothesay Classic in 2023.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto: ranking and results

Ranked no. 44, Elisabetta will start her run in Birmingham after she played her last match in the San Luis Potosi where she lost to Podoroska in the semifinal on the 30th of March.

Cocciaretto has a 20-15 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

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

Cocciaretto’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Charleston.

Last year in Birmingham Elisabetta didn’t play in Birmingham in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Elisabetta Cocciaretto since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other 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 -> 1.38
Elisabetta Cocciaretto -> 3.05

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