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Match Details
Fixture: Amanda Anisimova vs (4) Hailey Baptiste
Date: Wednesday, June 26
Tournament: Wimbledon, 2024
Round: Qualifiers (second round)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Prize: £ 50,000,000
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel & Espn, UK - BBC, Canada - TSN, India- Disney+Hotstar
Amanda Anisimova vs Hailey Baptiste preview
The second round of the 2024 Wimbledon Qualifiers will see an All-American clash between Amanda Anisimov and fourth seed Hailey Baptiste. Anisimova took a lengthy hiatus from competitive tennis in 2023 as she took a mental health break. She is a former top 25 player who made it to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2022, losing to Simona Halep.
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In 2024, Anisiova made a decent start at the Australian Open, making it to the Quarter-finals, where she lost against eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka. Since then, early-round exits have been the theme for the American player.
In the grass-court season, Anisimova only played at the Libema Open. She failed to make it to the main draw as she lost in the qualifiers against Elizabeth Mandlik. In the first round of the Wimbledon Qualifiers, she secured a dominant victory over Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2, 6-3.
Hailey Baptiste has played qualifiers extensively in 2024 to make it to the main draws of the tournament. The ones where she made it to the main draw, she lost in the opening rounds. She gave a good account of herself at the French Open, as she qualified for the main draw and then secured a victory in the first round of the main draw against Kayla Day. She lost to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini in the second round.
Baptiste has not played any tour-level matches on grass this year. Her only match on grass was the first round match at the Wimbledon qualifiers where she defeated Noma Noha Akugue 7-5, 6-2.
Amanda Anisimova vs Hailey Baptiste head-to-head
This will be the first encounter between the two players.
Amanda Anisimova vs Hailey Baptiste odds
(Odds will be updated once available)
Amanda Anisimova vs Hailey Baptiste prediction
Anisimova is a player whose prowess lies in her groundstrokes. The American player is formidable on both wings as her forehand and backhand can function with the same efficiency. However, it is her double-handed backhand that makes her a dangerous opponent on every surface.
On the other hand, this is Hailey Baptiste's first time at Wimbledon in her career. She has yet to prove her pedigree on the grass surface at the highest level. To have a chance against Anisimova, Baptiste must serve to the best of her ability, to nullify her opponent's returning capabilities.
Both players have not played on the surface extensively. However, Anisimova's experience of playing on the big stages at Grand Slams should give her the edge against her opponent.
Pick- Anisimova to win in straight sets.
