Yafan Wang - Dayana Yastremska predictions and free betting tips [30/05/2024]

In the 2nd round of the women's draw at Roland Garros, there are some lesser-known tennis players whose matches are just as captivating, particularly at the start of the Grand Slam when the motivation for some players to win 1-2, and possibly 3 matches is off the charts. Wang Yafan is one of these representatives in the top 100 of the WTA world rankings. Her game may not promise extraordinary success, but she can win a couple of matches, and that should be enough. In the 1/32 round, the Chinese player will face Dayana Yastremska, who, after her semi-final in Melbourne, aims to perform no worse in the capital of France.

Wang Yafan

Wang Yafan has made considerable progress in the WTA rankings after an excellent past year, where she won 6 trophies, five of which were ITF Futures and one Challenger in Stanford. It seemed like Wang would improve following her victory in the Acapulco 500 in 2019, and she would shift focus from ITF events to making strides in the WTA Tour. However, "main" tournaments remain challenging for her.

This year, Wang Yafan performed well in Melbourne, defeating two opponents in the main draw. She then reached the semi-finals in Hua Hin and Charleston (2) but fell short against equally matched opponents. However, her performances at the clay-court events leading up to Roland Garros were less impressive.

At the French Grand Slam, Wang Yafan began with a tough match against Maria Timofeeva. The first set saw some mistakes from the Chinese player, yet she won 6-3. In the second set, she had a rough start, trailing 3-0, but Timofeeva started to falter, and Wang managed to capture the set 6-3.

Against the Ukrainian Yastremska, Wang will need to play high-quality rallies and possibly adopt a more defensive approach. Dayana will undoubtedly go on the offensive, potentially making errors, and Wang will try to exploit those while leveraging her technical capabilities.

Dayana Yastremska

Yastremska is talented and smart but needs to improve her execution skills. It is evident that the Ukrainian tennis player aims to reach a high level and strives to enhance her game. Yet, Dayana is still searching for the kind of tennis that brings good results.

Last year, Yastremska won the Polish tournament in Kozerki, labelled as a "lower-level tournament". It was a tough path for the Ukrainian, and even in the final against Greet Minnen, not everything worked out, but Dayana prevailed. If her opponent had been stronger, Yastremska probably wouldn't have won that tournament, which was her first since claiming the "main" events in Hua Hin and Strasbourg in 2019 when she moved from Futures to competing exclusively in the WTA Tour.

This year could have been promising for Yastremska if she had won the Australian Open. After a challenging qualification and tough main draw matches, the Ukrainian lost in the semi-finals to Qinwen Zheng, although she could have performed better. Following her solid performance in Melbourne, Yastremska faced a string of bad results, failing to advance past the 2nd round in any subsequent tournaments.

Yastremska began Roland Garros with a tough match against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic. The 1st set didn’t go well for Yastremska, and it seemed that the advantage would remain with Tomljanovic in the 2nd set. However, the Ukrainian player turned the match around, winning the second and then the deciding set.

Against Wang Yafan, Yastremska will need to showcase strong offensive tennis and utilise a variety of cross-court shots. Her serve must be effective, as a battle on returns could favour the Chinese player.

Prediction for the Match: Wang Yafan - Dayana Yastremska

Let's bet on the Chinese in this match. Jastremska can draw energy from a lost set, and Wang Yafan is able to lose the opening set, but then demonstrate psychologically collected tennis. Therefore, we will choose this type of bet on the match.