“The match will take place on January 7, the approximate start time of the meeting is 03:00 Kyiv time”, — write: sport.ua
In the opening round, her opponent will be an American Katie Volynets (WTA 59). The approximate start time of the match is 03:00 Kyiv time.
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Diana Yastremska
The 24-year-old Ukrainian finished 2024 with variable success. After an impressive semi-final at the Australian Open, her results took a turn for the worse, with just 12 wins and 21 losses between February and December. Diana has been particularly bad against top-100 opponents, losing seven straight matches since July 2024.
In the new season, Yastremska has not yet been able to break the series of failures, losing in the first round of the tournament in Brisbane to “neutral” Anastasia Potapova with a score of 5:7, 4:6. In this match, Diana demonstrated a low percentage of points won on the first and second serve – 57% and 47%, respectively. Despite the powerful and aggressive manner of the game, Yastremska often makes a large number of unforced errors, which negatively affects her results.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Diana Yastremska
Katie Volynets
The 23-year-old Ukrainian-American had a successful 2024 season, finishing with a record of 46 wins and 24 losses. Among her achievements, it is worth highlighting the victory at the WTA 125 tournament in Makarska, which became the biggest trophy in her career. The result of the year was the 58th place in the WTA ranking – a result close to her career high (56th position).
Volynets shows a confident game on the hard court, as evidenced by her victories over strong opponents such as Klara Towson, Marta Kostiuk and Dalma Galfi at the end of last season. Last week, she reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in Auckland, beating Erika Andreeva (6-4, 6-7, 6-2) and Ann Lee (6-4, 6-3), showing resilience and the ability to cope with tight matches.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Katie Volynets
Prediction for the match
The match promises to be stubborn given the style of both tennis players: the aggressive game of Yastremska and the stability of Volynets can lead to protracted draws. Given the form of the American, her victory in the previous meeting and the propensity of both for long matches, the bet is on a total of more than 20.5 games for a coefficient of 1.7 looks justified.
Diana Yastremska 07.01.2025 –
03:00
Katie Volynets