Diane Parry vs Petra Martić

WTA Wimbledon – 1st Round
Diane Parry vs Petra Martić

🧠 Form & Context

• Diane Parry
  🌱 Solid grass form: QF run at Ilkley (beat Dart), qualified for Wimbledon with clean back-to-back wins.
  🧗 Slam struggles in 2025: Just 1 Grand Slam match win this year; lost R1 at both Roland-Garros and the Australian Open.
  🧠 Wimbledon promise: Reached R3 in 2022 and R2 in 2023, pushing Martić to three sets last year.
  📈 Trending upward: Showing more maturity in point construction and timing on fast courts.


• Petra Martić
  🧓 Wimbledon veteran: Playing her 15th Wimbledon main draw; strong 9–3 R1 record.
  🩹 Declining form: No WTA main-draw victories since February 2025.
  🎢 Qualified with difficulty: Saved match points against Inglis in Q1, steadier in Q2 and Q3.
  👣 Still classy: Can outmaneuver opponents with variety, but increasingly exposed in extended rallies.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a battle between an emerging all-court player and a seasoned grass tactician in decline. Parry’s development has been visible—her court craft is evolving, and her backhand slice plus volley game suits the surface. More importantly, she seems calmer under pressure than in previous seasons.

Martić still possesses smooth technique and intelligence, but her legs aren’t quite what they were. She struggled to get through qualifying and hasn’t beaten a top-100 opponent since early 2024. When these two met last year at Wimbledon, Martić came back from a set down, but she was in far better form then.

Expect a cagey, slice-heavy match with rhythm shifts and net play. If Parry can keep her aggression balanced and stay patient during Martić’s point construction, she should be able to reverse the result from their previous meeting.

🔮 Prediction

Parry has been knocking on the door of a breakthrough, and this may be her moment. Martić will test her with court variety, but recent form suggests she can’t sustain that level across three sets.

Prediction: Parry in 3 sets — poised to flip the script from 2023 and earn a hard-fought first-round win.