Fourth seed Anastasia Potapova of Russia will meet the United States’ Caty McNally in the second round of the 2023 Birmingham Classic on Thursday, June 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Anastasia Potapova v Caty McNally match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Anastasia Potapova v Caty McNally Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Potapova Rebounds to Beat Kostyuk
Fourth seed Anasatsia Potapova bounced back after dropping the first set to beat Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in a three-set opening round contest.
Potapova missed out on two set points in the first set tiebreak, while Kostyuk capitalised on her first opportunity to take the opening set.
In the second set, Potapova got the only break of the set in the 11th game and then saved a break point in the next game to close out the set and force the decider.
The final set saw the Russian break in the seventh game and then she saved a break point in the 10th game before converting a fourth match point in the same game to end the Ukrainian’s resistance and register a 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 6-4 victory in two hours and 34 minutes.
Potapova, who was a quarterfinalist in Birmingham two years ago, now has an opportunity to reach a second quarterfinal this year. Although, the 22-year-old world no. 21 does not have a lost of experience on grass, she has been in excellent form this year and has been a consistent performer.
Potapova also won her second WTA title this year, winning the crown in Linz. She is 23-12 overall this season and will look to add another win on Thursday.
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McNally Trumps Davis
World no. 64 Caty McNally reached the round of 16 in Birmingham for the second straight year. McNally needed an hour and 33 minutes to beat world no. 47 Lauren Davis 6-1, 7-5.
McNally came out firing on all cylinders in the first round as she broke Davis thrice to take the opening set.
The second set saw both players hold serve over the first six games before Davis broke for the first time in the match to take a 3-4 lead. But McNally responded with an immediate break and then she got another break in the set in the final game to move into the second round.
McNally had also reached the second round in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
The American improved to 16-11 across levels this year. She had reached the final in WTA 125 in Paris and was a semifinalist in Merida earlier this year.
Can she make it to the last eight stage in Birmingham?
Potapova v McNally Prediction and Tip
The world no. 21 Potapova has been consistent throughout the year and she showed nerves of steel in the first round match. She can expect a similar fight from McNally, but in the end Potapova should progress into her fifth quarterfinal of the season.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Potapova to win: 4/6
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 Birmingham Open will be played from June 19 to 25. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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