Sports Mole reviews Tuesday’s Tokyo Open round of 16 match between Diana Schneider and Viktoria Tomova, including predictions, head-to-head matches and their tournament so far.
Diana Schneider has appeared in the round of 16 of a WTA tournament for the first time since the Hanabank Open in September, and will face Viktoria Tomova in her first match at the Tokyo Open on Tuesday.
In the round of 32, the Bulgarian defeated Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, while Schneider was eliminated in the round of 32 in the Ningbo Open Championship against Paula Badosa (6-4, 3-6, 3-). 6).
Preview the match
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After a series of early exits from the tour, Diana Schneider hopes to get back on track in this tournament, which she starts on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Russian has had some growing pains in recent weeks, winning just one of her last three matches, defeating Sofia Kenin in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) during the China Open, but lost. Her next match is against Magdalena Frisch (6-0, 3-6, 4-6).
The last time she got this far on hard courts was at the Hanabank Open in South Korea, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals by Daria Kasatkina (3-6, 4-6).
An Olympic silver medalist in women’s doubles in Paris last summer, Schneider’s best singles result on hard courts this year came in March, when she was defeated by Elisabetta Cocciarito in the final of the Charleston Pro 6-3, 6-2.
She is the sixth player at this tournament, having won 72.1% of her service matches in 2024, including 64.5% of her first serves.
Despite showing plenty of raw talent, Chaniader tends to make her share of unforced errors, recording more double faults (138) than aces (105) this year.
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In her opening match, Viktoria Tomova hit the ground running, winning 74% of her first serves to advance to the next round of competition.
Tomova won four of her nine break points while winning the only tiebreak of the match, improving her record on hard courts this year to 15-17.
Like her next opponent, Tomova’s aggression can often come back to hurt her, as the Bulgarian has committed 134 double faults in 2024 and just 58 aces.
This year, overall, has been a tough year for her, as she has won only 61.5% of her serve matches, with a first serve percentage of 65.4%.
So far this year, she has played 45 matches, and during that time, she has saved 52.6% of break points and won 59.2% of her first serves.
Her comeback game has often kept her in games throughout 2024, with Tomova earning 44.3% of her comeback points and converting 44.9% of those opportunities.
Championship so far
Victoria Tomova:
Round of 32: vs. Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (7-3) 6-3
Face to face
Istanbul Open 60 (2022) – Round 2: Schneider wins 6-1, 6-0
When they previously met in 2022, it was not a contest with Sneijder winning 74% of her first serves, Tomova winning just 23% of hers, and the Russian winning 56% of her second serves, while her opponent won just 33% in 2017. 2022. That administration.
We say: Schneider wins in two sets
Both players tend to make their share of mistakes, but we are confident that the young Russian’s strength and speed will see her through.
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