It’s quarterfinal day at the WTA Thailand Open in Hua Hin. We’ve four interesting matches on the schedule, with the big bone featuring top seed Bianca Andree cu taking on fifth seed Marta Kostyuk. Who’ll reach the semifinals
WTA Hua Hin Quarterfinal prognostications
Watson’s run has been positive and encouraging as she starts the long road to drop out the top 100. It’ll be a tedious road with numerous speedbumps. And it’s over to the Briton how she reacts to lapses. She has played on the posterior bottom in Hua Hin ultimate of the time and has impressed particularly in that palm over Yuliana Putintseva. still, Xingu Wang is a tidy baseliner.
She produced an eye- catching gem against Maria Sharapova a multitudinous times ago in Shenzhen and drew glowing praise from the Russian former world# 1. She has not reached her ceiling yet, but she has all the tools to exceed on the main tour. However, she’s doubtful to get a route back into the match also, If Watson keeps giving away sets on a tea coliseum.
It’s taken Zidansek a while to emulate the thrills of her 2021 season. But this week, she might be on the cusp of producing commodity special. Her palm over Linda Fruhvirtova has garnered everyone’s attention. Her ball striking was on a different position, firing over 40 winners. Zhu Lin is an excellent counterassault – not different to Zidansek.
The Chinese woman showcased her protective mastery at the Australian Open where she upset Maria Sakkari. This match will be on a cutter edge. But if the Slovenian can keep up the high- intensity hitting from the birth, she’s going to be truly delicate to contain.
Two seasoned doyens will disharmony on Friday, but it’s 35- time-old Tatjana Maria who’s enjoying a productive spell on the court. Last week she bagged the W40 ITF title in India without dropping a set. And she has n’t put a bottom wrong in Hua Hin. On Thursday she tore Dayana Yastremska to shreds with her magical slice. forbearance is vital for Tsurenko against an canny player like Maria.
She doesn’t need to rush her shots, because that will ultimately play into Maria’s hands. The Ukrainian’s internal clarity and ground stroke delicacy could be the perfect answer to the German’s slice- and- bones style of play. Tsurenko has an equal shot of winning this match.
Bianca Andree cu is easily loving life in Thailand judging by her social media presence. She looks telephoned in this week, tallying triumphs over Harriet Dart and Anastasia Zakharova to reach her first WTA quarterfinal since Bad Homburg last summer.
Marta Kostyuk, for her part, beat spurt pause and two determined opponents to advance into her alternate quarterfinal of the season. Kostyuk has been smelled into a lot of cat- and- mouse games this week and slightly surviving. Her internal fragility could bring her against a resurgent Andree cu.