Leylah Fernandez vs Kim Birrell Prediction, Picks, Odds, H2H, Stats - 10/30/24

Leylah Fernandez and Kim Birrell will contest a second-round match at the Hong Kong Tennis Open and the Canadian arrives as the heavy favorite to advance to the quarterfinal.

At odds floating to -455 for Betfair users, Fernandez is expected to ease past her Australian opponent today but our resident WTA Expert doesn’t think that win will come so easily.

EJ Garr’s Leylah Fernandez vs. Kim Birrell prediction leans on the underdog to provide some issues for the Canadian, and his bet can be found below with odds at -108. 

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Leylah Fernandez vs Kim Birrell Prediction: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!

• Prediction: Kim Birrell +5 Games Handicap
• Best Odds: -108
• Bookmaker: Pinnacle
• Stakes: 3/10

Odds updated at 7:00 am UK Time on October 30, 2024. 

I am just going to put it out there. The instant I saw this second-round match come to be, I knew Kim Birrell would give Leylah Fernandez some trouble today.

This is my gut talking to me but that +5 on the handicap is an easy play for me to make and I will tell you another thing. Unibet is offering +188 odds on this match to three sets and you are damn right it is! 

I should make that my main bet because of the ridiculous value and you know I love that prop bet. BetMGM offers +110 odds on Kim Birrell to win a set in this second-round affair at the Hong Kong Tennis Open, and that is another offer you should add to your card.

I am full of goodies today!

Birrell might be ranked 115th on the WTA Tour but the Aussie picked up tourney win #1 of the campaign last week in Osaka 12 days ago. I see no shame in the loss to Suzan Lamens in the second Osaka event because the Dutch native might be in her best form of the campaign.

Despite the first-serve issues against Ana Bogdan in the first round, Birrell held serve through the match and did it with only one ace in her pocket.

Fernandez is ranked 32nd entering the week and made easy work of Heather Watson in the first round in straight sets at 2 and 2.

You have three bets to make so get the action on the board!

LEYLAH FERNANDEZ RECENT FORM

Leylah Fernandez is 5 – 2 over the last 7 outings and both losses were against Qinwen Zheng.

The Canadian native went 4 – 4 during the North American swing and has a record of 5 – 3 in Asia. The stunning loss to Peyton Stearns in Beijing as a -165 favorite didn’t help the start of the Asain swing.

Fernandez has had 6 of the last 7 matches go three sets, and Ej expects that to happen again today!

With a 16 – 14 record on hard courts this season, Fernandez is 29 – 23 in 2024.

KIM BIRRELL RECENT FORM

Kim Birrell is 7 – 1 in the last 7 outings including a run to the Osaka title.

Birrell has a 27 – 21 record on hard courts this season and is 38 – 26 in line for a third consecutive winning season.

Birrell ended the 2023 campaign ranked 115th in the WTA Tour. That number hasn’t moved much this year and enters this week on the same number.

FERNANDEZ VS BIRRELL H2H –  STAT OF THE MATCH

Leylah Fernandez and Kim Birrell are meeting for the first time on the WTA Tour today at the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

The victor of this affair will face either Han Shi or Bernarda Pera in the quarterfinal.

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