Dayana Yastremska – Anne Lee. Prediction and announcement for the WTA 250 match in Hobart

January 8 Ukrainian tennis player Diana Yastremska (WTA 33) will continue her performances at the WTA 250 hardcourt tournament in Hobart, Australia.

In the 1/8 finals, the Ukrainian will play against Anne Lee (USA, WTA 91). The estimated time of the start of the meeting is 04:30 Kyiv time.

Diana Yastremska

Diana surprised in the game with Volynets. Not the style of play. She also spanked, sometimes mindlessly. She just hit more often than she did enforces.

Here she surprised by the fact that after the lost set she did not swim, but played more aggressively and clearly, which allowed her to win both subsequent games quite calmly. In principle, everyone was satisfied with Diana’s performance and she deserved praise.

But will there be enough luck and luck for the next matches? Diana really can beat anyone on her best day. The match with Volynets reminded her of her level at the 2024 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals. We all know how Yastremska fell apart after the major.

In Hobart, only the first seed can put pressure on Diana. Until the semifinals, all of Dayana’s opponents are not the most difficult, including Anisimova / Avanesyan. But let’s not forget that Diana’s main rival is herself.

As for statistical indicators, in the game with Volynets, they were not at some cool level. 62.7% of points won on the first serve, 47.8% on the second. 2 aces, but 0 double faults. The key factor that allowed Yastremska to win is 75% of the points won with the reception of Katie’s second serve.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Diana Yastremska Anne Lee

The 24-year-old American does not show any brilliant progress, but still she can play consistently and beat weaker opponents on the Tour.

Her personal record in the WTA ranking is the 44th position. Anne also won 1 WTA trophy – hard Tenerife in 2021. And at the Grand Slam tournaments, Lee did not go beyond the 3rd round.

Anne is definitely not more dangerous than Volynets. In 2025, the American tennis player has four wins and one loss. And she lost to Katie in two sets in the 1/8 final match of the competition in Oakland. And out of four victories, two were won over Sloane Stevens. In fact, Yastremska will be Lee’s first serious challenge in 2025.

Maybe Diana’s level in the match with Volynets is misleading, but with the same game, you can and should beat Ann, who emphasizes quality and long rallies, not power or serving. Although the percentage of winning serves with a height of 1 meter and 70 cm is respectable. In Hobart, she had 70%, 77% and 82% on the first serve in three matches. And on the second – 48-50%. Dayana definitely needs to press and try to hit as often as possible, and think…

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Anne Lee Prediction for the match of Dayan Yastremsky – Anne Lee

Previously, the girls did not play with each other. Bookmakers have a small, but still favorite American. This allows us not to play Diana’s clear victory, but to hedge with plus handicaps. +2.5 on Yastremsk for 1.78 looks attractive.