🇨🇿 Marie Bouzková vs 🇯🇵 Moyuka Uchijima

🇨🇿 Marie Bouzková vs 🇯🇵 Moyuka Uchijima – WTA Montreal R1 Preview

🎾 Monday, July 28 · WTA 1000 Montreal · Outdoor Hard

🧠 Form & Context

Marie Bouzková (No. 39) 🇨🇿

• 🏆 Just won her second title in Prague, defeating Ann Li and Linda Nosková en route
• 🎾 Hard-court record in 2025: 10–5, including quarterfinals in Brisbane and Bogotá
• 📈 Full of confidence after home-soil success; now eyeing a better run in Montreal (2–3 all-time in R1 matches)

Moyuka Uchijima (No. 76) 🇯🇵

• 🔻 Entering Montreal on a rough patch—seven straight set losses, including to Sara Bejlek in Prague
• 🎾 2025 hard-court record: 9–11, no back-to-back main-draw wins outside of Rouen and Madrid
• 🤔 First main-draw appearance in Montreal; aiming to reset and regain form

🔍 Match Breakdown

Head-to-Head: Bouzková leads 1–0, defeating Uchijima in three sets (7–6, 2–6, 6–3) at Osaka 2024.

Bouzková’s momentum and well-rounded baseline game make her a tough opponent here. She’s playing confidently, striking with depth and consistency, and comes off a meaningful title run. Uchijima will have to absorb power and rely on defense, but recent form suggests she may struggle to keep pace.

🔮 Prediction

Unless Uchijima can drastically raise her level, Bouzková should dominate the majority of exchanges and impose her rhythm. The Czech player looks set to build on her Prague success with a solid opening win in Canada.

🧩 Pick: Marie Bouzková def. Moyuka Uchijima 6–4, 6–2