PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Andreescu, Branstine, Sakkari and Kudermetova to play on Thursday – Libema Open

HERTOGENBOSCH ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, Carson Branstine, Maria Sakkari and Veronika Kudermetova will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, Carson Branstine, Maria Sakkari and Veronika Kudermetova are going to compete on Thursday at the Libema Open.

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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Lulu Sun Libema Open

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Lulu Sun

Head to head 0-0

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu will come up against Lulu Sun in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1.

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 118, the Canadian reached the 2nd round after defeating Joanna Garland 6-1 6-3.

The Canadian has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch The Canadian lost in the final 4-6 6-3 7-5 to Liudmila Samsonova.

Lulu Sun: ranking and results

Ranked no. 43, Sun reached the 2nd round after defeating Anouck Vrancken Peeters 6-1 6-3.

LuluAnke has a 11-15 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch LuluAnke had to surrender in the qualifications 7-6(4) 7-5 to Robin Montgomery.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Lulu Sun since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bianca Vanessa Andreescu who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is the pick to win this match.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu -> 1.62
Lulu Sun -> 2.3

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Carson Branstine vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse Libema Open

Carson Branstine vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse

Head to head 0-0

Carson Branstine will square off with Elena Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 3.

Carson Branstine: ranking and results

Ranked no. 231, the Canadian reached the 2nd round after beating Jule Niemeier 6-3 7-6(2), Yue Yuan 6-4 6-4 and Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 5-7 6-1.

Branstine has a 24-13 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS). The Canadian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Cancun and the W50 Santo Domingo.

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Carson didn’t compete in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2024.

Elena Gabriela Ruse: ranking and results

Ranked no. 80, Gabriela Ruse reached the 2nd round after beating Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-2, Katarzyna Kawa 6-2 6-1 and Isis Louise Van Den Broek 6-2 6-1.

Gabriela Ruse has a 20-9 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Gabriela Ruse’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Rouen.

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Gabriela Ruse didn’t play in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Carson Branstine and Elena Gabriela Ruse 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 Elena Gabriela Ruse who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elena Gabriela Ruse is the pick to win this match.
Elena Gabriela Ruse -> 3.68
Carson Branstine -> 1.28

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Maria Sakkari vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 6-4 for Sakkari

Maria Sakkari will come up against Elise Mertens in the 2nd round for the 11th time of their career.

Maria Sakkari: ranking and results

Ranked no. 85, the Greek reached the 2nd round after beating Anouk Koevermans 6-3 6-4.

Maria has a 14-16 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Maria didn’t play in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2024.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25, the Belgian got to the 2nd round after defeating Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-0.

Mertens has a 22-11 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Elise’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Hobart and Singapore.

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Elise lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-4 to Naomi Osaka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 11th time that Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens fight against each other. Their actual record is 6-4 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time they competed against each other, Sakkari won 6-1 7-5 in the R in Australia back in 2023.

 

Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Head to head 4-3 for Alexandrova

Veronika Kudermetova will come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter for the 8th time of their career.

Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 39, Veronika reached the quarter after defeating Polina Kudermetova 6-3 6-3 and Greetje Minnen 6-4 6-1.

Veronika has a 24-14 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Veronika lost in the 2nd round 6-3 3-6 7-5 to Dalma Galfi.

Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Mariam Bolkvadze 6-3 6-4 and Anna Blinkova 6-0 7-5.

Ekaterina has a 22-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS). Alexandrova’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Linz.

Last year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch The Russian capitulated in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1 to Liudmila Samsonova. Alexandrova won the title in ‘s in 2022 and 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Ekaterina Alexandrova face off. Their current record is 4-3 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on grass.

Before, the last time they played each other, Alexandrova won 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round in Paris back in May 2025.

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