🎾 WTA Hertogenbosch – First Round
🇬🇪 Mariam Bolkvadze vs 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Alexandrova
🧠 Form & Context
🇬🇪 Mariam Bolkvadze- 🌱 3–1 on grass in 2025, with impressive qualifying wins in Birmingham and Hertogenbosch.
- 🔥 Won 7 of her last 8 matches—solid momentum from lower-tier events.
- 🎾 Rare WTA main draw appearance; mostly active on the ITF circuit.
- 👣 Left-handed style offers variety on grass but lacks elite-level experience.
- 👑 Two-time Hertogenbosch champion (2022, 2023) and a semifinalist last year—dominant grass history here.
- 🛬 No grass matches yet this year, but had a strong clay swing with wins over Bronzetti, Cocciaretto, and Kudermetova.
- 💥 Ideal grass game: Big serve, flat and aggressive groundstrokes—perfect for low bounce.
- 🔋 The question is not ability, but how quickly she adapts to grass after clay.
🔍 Match Breakdown
- Bolkvadze has confidence and match rhythm but is stepping up in weight class here.
- Alexandrova’s serve-return combo and sharp hitting are tailor-made for grass.
- Bolkvadze’s success depends on early returns and forcing longer rallies—tough ask on this surface against a top-tier hitter.
If Alexandrova starts cleanly and controls the center, her power should overwhelm the Georgian lefty. Any rust will need to be shaken off quickly, but her familiarity with these courts should help.
🔮 Prediction
Bolkvadze is in form and feisty, but Alexandrova’s dominance in the Netherlands and grass-court pedigree make her a strong favorite.
🧩 Prediction: Alexandrova in straight sets – One-way traffic likely if she settles early.
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