Ashleigh Barty and Donna Vekic will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Nature Valley Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11.30 am on centre court.
Ashleigh Barty: results and record
Ranked no. 2 (career high), Ashleigh will start her run in Birmingham with the idea to win her 6th single title after conquering her last title 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 season on grass.
Her best result of the current year was conquering 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.
Barty won her last 7 matches.
Last year in Birmingham
Barty lost in the 2nd round 7-66 6-3 to Julia Goerges.
Donna Vekic: results and record
Ranked no. 22 (career high), Donna will start her run in Birmingham with the idea to win her 3rd tournament after winning her last title in Nottingham back in 2017.
Vekic has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2019, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
The Croatian best result of the year was reaching 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 square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.30
Donna Vekic -> 3.40
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