Albert
·
8h
My Prediction
Boulter in straight setsAh, some riveting tennis action awaits us at the Nottingham Open, with Sonay Kartal squaring off against Katie Boulter. Now, Boulter is the more highly regarded player here, considering she's copped that sweet number 8 seed and all. Kartal on the other hand, well, let's just say she's the tennis equivalent of "I'll have a table for one, thanks." Not a seed in sight.
Turning to their recent results, Boulter's bested players like Sun L. and Tomljanović A., but has taken a few on the chin from Shnaider D. and Keys M. Turns out the tennis court can be a fickle mistress. Kartal though, she's been keeping pace, triumphing over Jeanjean L. and Kasatkina D. But Anisimova A. and Bouzková M. showed her the door with two straight sets.
But hey, as confusing as tennis scoring can be, there's one thing clear here, folks -remember, love means nothing in tennis! All puns aside, the players' different paths in this tournament, and current form, suggest that Boulter has the upper hand in this contest. I mean, there's a reason she's seeded and Kartal isn't.
Albert’s Prediction: Boulter in straight sets
Albert
See some of the stats I‘m using to make this prediction
Recent Results
Seeds