Samira De Stefano — Oksana Selekhmeteva के लिए भविष्यवाणियाँ

Samira De Stefano faces Oksana Selekhmeteva in the second round of the WTA Tolentino on September 24 at 15:30 UTC. De Stefano arrives on a roll; the question is whether Selekhmeteva can break up her baseline rhythm before her own serve comes under pressure.

De Stefano keeps finding another gear

De Stefano followed her Ljubljana title with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Julie Struplova in Tolentino. That hour-long opener mattered after a title run full of long, awkward matches: she looked sharp without needing another rescue act.

Selekhmeteva’s first round was rather less tidy. She beat Federica Urgesi 7-5, 0-6, 7-5, recovering after Urgesi served for the match, but the middle-set collapse showed how quickly her control can disappear. Her left-handed aggression and change of pace could trouble De Stefano; keeping those shots effective through extended clay-court rallies is the harder part.

Make the return, then make her play

De Stefano’s depth gives her a clear route into Selekhmeteva’s service games. Selekhmeteva hit 17 double faults in her preceding clay-court loss to Nastasja Mariana Schunk, and De Stefano need not hunt return winners if she can keep putting the next ball deep.

There is a risk in De Stefano’s workload after Ljubljana, while Selekhmeteva has already shown she can escape a tight finish. Still, De Stefano’s brisk opener eased the immediate concern, and her recent composure on big points makes her the stronger pick to turn sustained pressure into a win.