Tatjana Maria and Monica Niculescu will face off in the 1st round of the Nature Valley Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4.30 pm (est) on Court no.2.
Tatjana Maria
Ranked no. 56, Tatjana will start her run in Nottingham trying to win her 2nd single title after winning her last competition in Mallorca back in 2018.
The German has a 13-15 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Maria’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Guadalajara and Newport Beach.
Last year in Nottingham
Tatjana didn’t play in Nottingham in 2018.
Monica Niculescu
Ranked no. 144, the Romanian will start her run in Nottingham with the intention to win her 4th title after winning her last title in Limoges back in 2017.
Niculescu has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Last year in Nottingham
Monica didn’t compete in Nottingham in 2018.
Prediction and head to head Tatjana Maria vs. Monica Niculescu
There is no head to head record between Tatjana Maria and Monica Niculescu 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 Tatjana Maria who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tatjana Maria is the pick to win this match.
Tatjana Maria -> 1.53
Monica Niculescu -> 2.37
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