Prediction Of Fernandez Vs Vekic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP United Cup 2025?

What Time Will Leylah Fernandez Play Against Donna Vekic?

Fernandez and Vekic are on the Day 2 Schedule at United Cup 2025 on 27 December 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?

Leylah Fernandez from Canada and Donna Vekic from Croatia are set to face each other for the first time. Fernandez, 22 years old, is currently ranked World No. 31 in the WTA rankings. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 13 in 2024. In that year, she had a record of 31 wins and 24 losses, with her notable performances including reaching her first final on grass at Eastbourne (where she was the runner-up against Kasatkina) and reaching the semifinals at Hong Kong. Fernandez also made it to the doubles final in Cincinnati with Putintseva. She finished the 2024 season with her best year-end ranking of No. 31, making it her fourth consecutive year in the Top 50. Her most recent singles title came in 2023 at Hong Kong, where she defeated Siniakova. Fernandez won her first two career singles titles at Monterrey in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, she played a crucial role in helping Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by defeating Paolini. At the 2024 United Cup, Fernandez went 1-1, with a victory over Daniela Seguel from Chile and a loss to Maria Sakkari from Greece. Notably, Fernandez was a finalist at the 2021 US Open and is participating in the United Cup for the second consecutive year. Throughout her career, she has secured 10 wins against players ranked in the Top 20, six of which were obtained in the 2024 season.

On the other hand, Donna Vekic is 28 years old and currently ranked World No. 19 in the WTA rankings, equaling her career-best year-end ranking. In 2024, she had a record of 32 wins and 20 losses, with her notable performances including reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon (where she lost to Paolini) and winning the Silver Medal at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Croatian player to achieve an Olympic medal in women’s singles. Vekic also finished as a runner-up at Bad Homburg (losing to Shnaider in the final) and reached the semifinals at Linz (lost to Alexandrova). Moreover, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on October 7, 2024. Her most recent singles title was also won at Monterrey in 2023. Vekic has previously participated in the United Cup twice and has an unbeaten record of 5-0 at the event. In the 2024 edition, she won against Malene Helge from Norway and Arantxa Rus from The Netherlands, both matches requiring three sets to decide the winner. Vekic has been working with WTA Coach of the Year Sascha Bajin in preparation for the upcoming 2025 season. It is worth noting that Vekic has reached at least one singles final in each of the last four seasons, including being the runner-up at the 2024 Bad Homburg tournament and winning the title at Monterrey in 2023.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Fernandez will win.
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