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Match Details
Fixture: (32) Anna Kalinskaya vs Moyuka Uchijima
Date: March 21, 2025
Tournament: Miami Open 2025
Round: Second Round (Round of 64)
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
Prize Money: $8,963,700
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN | India - Tennis Channel+
Anna Kalinskaya vs Moyuka Uchijima preview
32nd-seeded Anna Kalinskaya will face Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in the second round of the 2025 Miami Open on Friday (March 21).
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Kalinskaya has struggled with results this season, having dropped six of her nine tour-level outings on the WTA Tour thus far. Apart from her semifinal run at the Singapore Tennis Open a few weeks ago, she has failed to win back-to-back matches. The low point of her year came at the BNP Paribas Open, where she lost to American wildcard Alycia Parks in straight sets.
Having received a first-round bye at the Miami Open, the Russian will be eager to do well at the WTA 1000 tournament considering she reached the fourth round here last year. The 26-year-old's second-round opponent, Uchijima, has compiled a 9-10 win/loss record on the pro tour in 2025 (including qualifying matches).
While the World No. 56 was slow to get her season off the blocks, the Japanese gave a good account of herself at the Dubai Tennis Championships and the BNP Paribas Open as she qualified for both tournaments before beating former top-10 players Jelena Ostapenko and Emma Raducanu, respectively.
This week in Miami, the 23-year-old won her first-round match against Belgium's Suzan Lamens in straight sets. She is making her career's first appearance at the Florida event.
Anna Kalinskaya vs Moyuka Uchijima head-to-head
Kalinskaya and Uchijima have never met on the WTA Tour so their head-to-head records stands at 0-0.
Anna Kalinskaya vs Moyuka Uchijima odds
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Anna Kalinskaya vs Moyuka Uchijima prediction
Kalinskaya is one of the most aggressive players on the WTA Tour. The Russian right-handed player has a flat forehand with a fast racket-head speed, enabling her to hit winners at a whim. That said, she struggles with low margin on her groundstrokes during baseline rallies.
Uchijima, meanwhile, has a game cast in a similar mold as that of her higher-ranked opponent. The Japanese's forehand is her biggest weapon. The 23-year-old also has a passable serve; during her first-round match in Miami, she won 65% of her first-serve points.
The keys to winning for both players will be to maintain a healthy winners-to-unforced errors ratio and hit a high percentage of first serves. While Kalinskaya has struggled to win matches this year, she will likely get past this match-up owing to her experience.
Pick: Kalinskaya to win in three sets.
