Ashleigh Barty and Donna Vekic will face off in the 1st round of the Nature Valley Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5.30 pm (est) on Centre Court.
Ashleigh Barty: results and record
Ranked no. 2 (career high), the Australian will start her run in Birmingham with the aim to win her 6th title after winning her last in Paris in June 2019.
Barty has a 27-5 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on grass.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Miami where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 and in Paris where she beat Marketa Vondrousova in the final 6-1 6-3.
The Australian won her last 7 matches.
Last year in Birmingham
Ashleigh lost in the 2nd round 7-66 6-3 to Julia Goerges.
Donna Vekic: results and record
Ranked no. 22 (career high), Vekic will start her run in Birmingham with the idea to win her 3rd career title after conquering her last competition in Nottingham back in 2017.
Donna has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2019, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Vekic’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Nottingham and St. Petersburg.
Last year in Birmingham
The Croatian lost in the 1st round 6-1 3-6 6-1 to Elina Svitolina.
Live score and result Ashleigh Barty vs. Donna Vekic
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Prediction and head to head Ashleigh Barty vs. Donna Vekic
There is no head to head record between Ashleigh Barty and Donna Vekic since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.40
Donna Vekic -> 2.75
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