Prediction Of Fernandez Vs Shnaider H2H, Who Will Win At WTA Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024?

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Fernandez and Shnaider are on the Day 1 Schedule at Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024 on October 6, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In today’s match at the Wuhan Open, Leylah Fernandez from Canada is facing Diana Shnaider, who is ranked #16. Fernandez currently leads the head-to-head 1-0, having won their previous meeting at Cincinnati earlier this year in straight sets. If Fernandez wins today, it will be her 100th career WTA main draw win. She is looking to end a four-match losing streak since reaching the quarterfinals at Cincinnati. Fernandez has 14 wins against Top 20 players in her career and has a 5-8 record against Top 20 players this year. She recently beat both today’s opponent, Diana Shnaider, and Elena Rybakina, who is currently ranked #4, during her run in Cincinnati. Fernandez is the only player from Canada in the draw, and the best result by a Canadian player at Wuhan was Eugenie Bouchard’s runner-up finish in 2014.

On the other hand, Diana Shnaider is making her debut appearance at the Wuhan Open. She has had a successful season, winning three WTA titles on different surfaces. Only Iga Swiatek has won more titles in 2024. Shnaider has won 19 of her last 20 matches against players outside the Top 20, with her only loss during that time being to today’s opponent, Leylah Fernandez, at Cincinnati. Shnaider has not lost the opening match of a tournament since ‘s-Hertogenbosch when she was ranked #48. She is currently at a career-high ranking of #16 on the PIF WTA Rankings, a significant improvement from her ranking of #66 last year.

In terms of their tournament history, Fernandez is making her debut appearance at Wuhan and has a career record of 14 wins against Top 20 players. She has a 5-8 record against Top 20 players this year. Apart from reaching the final at the US Open 2021, all three of her WTA titles have been won on hard courts. Additionally, Fernandez is currently ranked #28 on the PIF WTA Rankings, an improvement from her ranking of #60 last year.

Shnaider is also making her debut appearance at Wuhan. She has won her first three WTA titles this season on different surfaces and has an impressive record against Top 50 players, including a recent win over Marta Kostyuk. Shnaider has won 19 of her last 20 matches against players outside the Top 20, with her only loss during that time being to Leylah Fernandez at Cincinnati.

It is worth noting that Shnaider has lost the opening match at a tournament seven times this year, but she has not lost since ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June when she was ranked #48. She also has a 2-1 career record against players from Canada, with a 1-1 record in 2024. Shnaider achieved her first career title earlier this year on hard courts at Hua Hin and is currently ranked #16 on the PIF WTA Rankings, a significant improvement from her ranking of #66 last year.

In their previous fall Asian swing, Fernandez reached the semi-finals at Nanchang and won the title at Hong Kong last year. This year, she reached the third round in Beijing and the semi-finals in Seoul. Shnaider also had a notable performance during the fall Asian swing last year, reaching the semi-finals at Nanchang, the first round at Zhengzhou, the runner-up position at Ningbo, the second round at Guangzhou, and the first round at Osaka. So far this year, Shnaider reached the third round in Beijing (lost to Frech) and the semi-finals in Seoul (lost to Kasatkina). The winner of today’s match will face either Karolina Muchova or qualifier Moyuka Uchijima.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Fernandez will win.
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