Diana Shnaider vs Donna Vekic Prediction: Diana Shnaider is underrated

Diana Shnaider and Donna Vekic have qualified for the final game of the WTA Bod Homburg tournament.

Diana Shnaider defeated Emma Navarro in the semi final round to qualify, while Donna Vekic defeated Viktoriya Tomova in the semi final to also qualify for the final. Diana Shnaider and Donna Vekic will be meeting each other for the first time in their career.

Diana Shnaider

Russian player, Diana Shnaider currently ranks 36th on the WTA ranking. She has made it to the final round of the tournament after beating Emma Navarro in the semi final.

Diana Shnaider qualified for the round of 32 stage and she played her first game against Angelique Kerber and won in straight sets (5-7,3-6). She progressed into the round of 16 and defeated Dayana Yastremska in straight sets (6-2,6-2). Shnaider’s spectacular run continued in the quarter final, as she also defeated Paula Badosa in straight sets (3-6,6-7). Finally, she qualified for the semifinal round and she came up against Emma Navarro and at the end of the game she won in 3 sets (7-5,2-6,6-3).

Her last game against Emma Navarro, she had the following stats: - 2 aces, 3 double faults, 81/124 first serve, 40/43 second serve, 13/17 break points saved, 11 service games won, 22/58 first serve return points, 13/27 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Donna Vekic

Croatian player, Donna Vekic currently ranks 38 on the WTA ranking. She also qualified for the final stage of the tournament by defeating Viktoriya Tomova in the semifinal.

Donna Vekic played 3/4 games throughout the tournament, with one game awarded to her as walkover. In her opening match, in the round of 32, Donna Vekic played against Lucia Bronzetti and she won in straight sets (6-3,6-4). Then she progressed into the round of 16 and she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in 3 sets (4-6,6-3,3-6). Donna was scheduled to face Katerina Siniakova in the quarter final, but she was awarded an automatic win after the game was declared a walk over. Finally in the semi final, she played against Viktoriya Tomova and won in straight sets (0-6,6-7).

In the semi final game against Tomova, Donna recorded: 10 aces, 4 double faults, 42/71 first serve, 25/29 second serve, 4/5 break points saved, 8 service games won, 18/44 first serve return points, 18/32 second serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Head to Head

There is no h2h report on both players.

Analysis and Predictions

Donna Vekic has been singled-out as the favorite to win the tournament ahead of Diana Shnaider. To be fair, both players have been in great form throughout the tournament and there isn’t much to separate both sides. Diana Shnaider plays with a lot of confidence and she is highly motivated to win.

Diana Shnaider had 6 wins and 4 defeats in her last 10 games (LLWWLLWWWW) while Donna Vekic also had 6 wins and 4 defeats in her last 10 (LLWLWLWWWW).

On the grass surface, Diana Shnaider had 6 wins and 2 defeats this year (LWWLWWWW), while Donna Vekic also had 6 wins and 2 defeats this year (WLWLWWWW).

The Main Bet Is: Over 21.5 Games

• Over 21.5 Games at 1.65 Odds
• Diana Shnaider to Win at 2.27 Odds
• Diana Shnaider (+1.5) Games Handicap at 1.83 Odds