WTA Linz Open 2020: Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

WTA Linz Open 2020: Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction
Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen

Dayana Yastremska, seeded 3rd at the WTA Linz Open will face the Belgian, Greet Minnen in the 1st round on Monday. Yastremska is ranked 29th in the world whereas Minnen has been majorly involved in ITF events and is ranked 110th currently. Their first round clash will be their first ever encounter against each other.

Match Details:

  • Date: 9th November 2020
  • Tournament: WTA Linz Open 2020
  • Match: Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen
  • Round: Round of 32
  • Venue: Linz, Austria
  • Category: WTA International
  • Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: Approx. $202,250

Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen: Match Preview

Dayana Yastremska

Dayana Yastremska has faced two consecutive first round losses in her previous tournaments and will be hoping to bounce back in Linz. She was defeated in the first round of the French Open by Daria Gavrilova in straight sets. At the Ostrava Open, she faced another straight sets loss at the hands of Jennifer Brady in the first round.

Greet Minnen was also eliminated from the opening round of the French Open by the eventual semifinalist, Nadia Podoroska. Post the French Open, the Belgian has played in 3 ITF tournaments. Her best performance came at the W80 Tyler, where she reached the semifinals, losing to Ann Li.

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Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen: Head-to-Head

Greet Minnen

The duo have never met before in the past and their head to head record stands at 0-0.

Dayana Yastremska vs Greet Minnen: Match Prediction

Dayana Yastremska will progress into Round 2

Dayana Yastremska is the certain favorite to progress into the second round. She is ranked almost 80 places higher than her opponent. Minnen is relatively inexperienced on the WTA tour as she has been mostly involved playing ITF tournaments. Yastremska is expected to get back to winning ways and have a good tournament in Linz, being the 3rd seed.

Match Prediction: Dayana Yastremska to win in straight sets

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