What Time Will Aryna Sabalenka Play Against Emina Bektas?
Sabalenka and Bektas are on the Day 1 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Monday July 1 , 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, Aryna Sabalenka, ranked number 3 in the world, will be facing Emina Bektas, who is currently ranked 107th. This will be their first meeting. Sabalenka is a two-time semifinalist at Wimbledon, with previous appearances in 2023 and 2021. This is her sixth main-draw appearance at the tournament. In Slam first rounds, Sabalenka has an impressive record, having won her last 15 matches, with an overall record of 20-5. She is bidding to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2015 to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in the same year. Sabalenka has also been the most successful player in Grand Slam matches over the last two seasons, winning 34 matches, which is the highest on the tour. She has not lost to an opponent ranked outside the Top 100 since Rome 2023. However, in her only grass-court tournament of the year, Sabalenka had to retire due to a right shoulder injury in a match against Kalinskaya in Berlin. She is currently ranked second on the PIF Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard, right behind Iga Swiatek.
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On the other hand, Emina Bektas will be making her second appearance at Wimbledon and her fifth overall at a Grand Slam. She is aiming to win her first set and match at a major today. This will also be her first time facing a Top 10 opponent. Her best career win on grass came against Zhang Shuai, who was ranked 36th, at the 2023 Birmingham tournament. Bektas is currently ranked 107th, and last year at this time, she was ranked 140th. Her best result on grass so far has been reaching the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2023. In last year’s grass swing, she reached the second round at Birmingham and the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch. So far in 2024, she has won one main-draw match at the Tour level. The winner of today’s match will face either Donna Vekic or Wang Xiyu in the second round.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Sabalenka will win.
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