Sijia Wei vs Kimberly Birrell Tips

Australian No. 1 woman Birrell has managed to climb to 68 in the rankings, and that was done this year. That shows me a player towards the top of her game. She faces another up-and-coming player in Wei, but her recent climb to 114 in the rankings seems to leave her with a bit to do to upset the layers.

Sijia Wei has been trying a lot more in her games, and the sets have been more of a battle. She is showing enough to be getting her serve won, but a little improvement could break a lot of serves also.

Kimberly Birrell is too short to back straight, and this match gives the 2 seed a chance to get this done quickly and move on to the next one. There is a gap between these two in world rankings, and 1.8 is a reasonable price to sweep.

Sijia Wei will be more willing to take on the sets in this game, having looked more dangerous to start with. She just needs to keep things going, which at times she has not been able to do, but is showing signs of this changing.

Sijia Wei played quite good tennis in the last one year, and she is already number 130 in the world. Wei is good on grass, and she has two victories in her last three matches on grass. Birrell lost in the first rounds of her last three tournaments.

Kimberly Birrell doesn't come into this in the best of form, but she is higher ranked, slightly more favorable to grass, and won the only previous meeting between the two in straight sets.

Birrell comes here after she won the first set in 5 of her last 10 matches in all competitions. Sijia Wei also comes here after she won the first set in 5 of her last 10 matches, including 2 first set wins in her first 3 matches on grass this season. At these odds, I will try Sijia Wei to win the first set.