Anna Blinkova vs Kimberly Birrell Preview & Prediction | 2025 Cincinnati Open | First Round
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Anna Blinkova faces Kimberly Birrell in the first-round of the Cincinnati Open.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
Start date/time:
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, USA
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Anna Blinkova vs Kimberly Birrell prediction
Anna Blinkova last competed in Montreal, defeating Caroline Dolehide in straight sets in the first-round but then losing to Daria Kasatkina. She has made three quarter-finals this season, with two of those being on hard court. However, those events were in Linz and Texas during the earlier part of the year.
She will aim for a victory against Kimberly Birrell in the first-round of Cincinnati. The Australian is in poor form right now and lost her last four matches. She last tasted victory against Sofia Kenin in the first-round of the Eastbourne International in June. Her best results on the WTA Tour were quarter-finals in Brisbane and Singapore, but they occurred all the way back in January.
These two are pretty evenly matched and are separated by just two places in the world rankings. However, Birrell’s poor form hands the advantage to Blinkova in terms of getting the job done in the first-round.
Anna Blinkova vs Kimberly Birrell tip: Anna Blinkova to win
