's-Hertogenbosch 2024: Bianca Andreescu vs Yuan Yue preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick | Libema Open
Match Details
Fixture: Bianca Andreescu vs (6) Yuan Yue
Date: Wednesday, June 12
Tournament: Libema Open 2024
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Autotron Rosmalen, Rosmalen, Netherlands
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Prize Money: €965,000
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Bianca Andreescu vs Yuan Yue preview
Bianca Andreescu will take on sixth seed Yuan Yue in a tantalizing second-round clash at the 2024 Libema Open on Wednesday, June 12.
Andreescu made an impressive comeback to the tour with a third-round finish at the French Open. She registered impressive wins against Sara Sorribes Tormo and twenty-third seed Anna Kalinskaya before going down to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini in three sets.
Andreescu opened her campaign in 's-Hertogenbosch against qualifier Eva Vedder in the first round. She raced to a 4-1 lead, but Vedder quickly leveled the score with some impressive baseline hitting. Another break in Vedder's favor in the ninth game proved crucial as she went on to serve out the first set in the next game.
The second set once again saw the Canadian jump to the early lead. She held on to the lead this time and went on to level it at one set a piece with a powerful inside-out backhand. Both players began well on serve in the decider, but Andreescu reeled off the last four games to seal an emphatic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.
Yue, on the contrary, has had a breakthrough season, having won her first-ever WTA title in Austin earlier this year. She's also reached the semifinals in Hobart, and the quarterfinals in Indian Wells and Rouen, and holds an impressive, 19-12 match record so far this season.
Yue kicked off her campaign in 's-Hertogenbosch against Russian youngster Diana Shnaider in the opening round. Shnaider started the stronger, breaking twice en route to a first-set rout. A decisive break in favor of Yue in the second, however, helped her even the score. The decider was tightly contested but it was the solitary break that proved decisive once again in favor of Yue as she went on to seal a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.
Bianca Andreescu vs Yuan Yue head-to-head
Bianca Andreescu and Yuan Yue haven't yet faced off in professional competition and so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Bianca Andreescu vs Yuan Yue odds
(Odds sourced from BetMGM)
Bianca Andreescu vs Yuan Yue prediction
Bianca Andreescu and Yuan Yue's second-round clash promises plenty of fireworks with both eager to make a deep run at the event in the lead-up to the Wimbledon Championships.
Andreescu might have only returned to the tour a month ago, but she's looked better with every match played. Her forehand in particular has been firing and she's been working on her serves too. So, we can expect them to fire soon too.
Yue, meanwhile, started the year brilliantly but saw a serious dip in form during the clay court swing. Her first-round win in 's-Hertogenbosch was her first since Rouen, where she made the last eight.
Both players plowed their way through tough three-setters in the opening round. Andreescu looked slightly more dominating, winning more points on serve and dishing out fewer unforced errors. Yue will have to be at her best if she is to challenge a strong Andreescu who's on her path to finding her old form.
Andreescu should make it through this encounter with relative ease despite Yue's superior ranking. Being a better player of grass, she holds a slight edge over the Chinese.
Pick: Bianca Andreescu in straight sets.