Ajla Tomljanović vs Anastasia Potapova Prediction: Anastasia is motivated

The WTA Birmingham tournament is almost at its closing stages as the tournament enters its semi final stage. Two players to qualify for this round are: Ajla Tomljanović and Anastasia Potapova.

Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanović defeated Leylah Fernandez in the quarter final round while Anastasia Potapova defeated Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter final.

Ajla Tomljanović

World number 190 Ajla Tomljanović has exceeded expectations in the WTA Birmingham tournament. She was never fancied to make it so far in the tournament, but she has qualified for the semi fjn and she's just one step away from the grand finale. Ajla Tomljanović will face Anastasia Potapova in the semi final game.

Ajla Tomljanović defeated Leylah Fernandez in the quarter final round in 3 sets. Ajla Tomljanović had the worst possible start to the game by losing 6-1 in the first set. But in the second set, she found her rhythm and won 3-6. And finally in the third set she won 2-6 to seal the victory.

Ajla Tomljanović’s performance was summarized as:- 52/77 first serve, 4/7 break points saved, 9 service games won, 15/23 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Anastasia Potapova

Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova has also accomplished a feat to qualify for this round in the tournament. The world number 36 has kept a perfect record in all games of the tournament so far. She played all 3 games without dropping a single set.

Anastasia Potapova played against Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter final stage and she maintained her perfect record, as she won in straight sets. She was too strong for Barbora in the first set, so she won 6-1 and in the second set she won 6-4 to seal the victory.

Anastasia Potapova’s performance in that game was summarized as:- 35/56 first serve, 3/3 break points saved, 9 service games won, 7/15 second serve return points and 3 break points converted.

Head to Head

Both players have faced each other three times in the past. Ajla Tomljanović leads Anastasia Potapova on the h2h by 2:1.

Analysis and Predictions

The form of both players speaks volume and needs no further explanation. They're both playing very well and deserve to be in this round. However, Anastasia Potapova appears to be the better pick. She's yet to lose a single set since the start of the tournament and that's a huge achievement. The last time she won against Ajla Tomljanović was in 2020 and since then she's lost twice. Surely that's a certain motivation for the Russian.

• Over 20.5 Games at 1.64 Odds
• Over 21.5 Games at 1.80 Odds
• First Set Under 9.5 Games at 1.72 Odds