Tereza Valentova vs Lilli Tagger Tips

Top seed Valentova (WTA ~51, peaking at 43) has looked sharp on Saint-Malo clay, dispatching Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 and Claire Liu 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 with strong serving and return games. Seed 6 Tagger (~91) has solid recent wins but lost to Oliynykova on clay and faces a tougher test. First H2H favors the higher-ranked, home-surface specialist with better recent form and experience at this level. Clear value on Valentova dominating 2-0 or 2-1.

Lilli Tagger takes on top-seeded Tereza Valentova, and I feel she has an 18-7 record on the year. She has a good chance to progress in this clay-court quarterfinal this afternoon. A fine clay-courter, she has won on the lower tier already this year. Even money looks a solid pick.

This should be a long match, with both players likely competitive enough to take a set. Tagger only needs to win one set, and she surely will.