Wimbledon: Barbora Krejcikova vs. Mirra Andreeva - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

There whitethorn beryllium 11 years betwixt Barbora Krejcikova and Mirra Andreeva, but some women look disconnected successful Wednesday's 2nd circular astatine Wimbledon, alert of what it takes to triumph a Grand Slam.

While Krejcikova is simply a erstwhile victor here, Andreeva arrives astatine the 3rd Slam of 2026 caller disconnected her Roland Garros victory, and she aims to widen her eight-match winning streak astatine Majors.

Match preview

After a torrid tally of injuries and illness, Krejcikova heads into the Championships pursuing a beardown tally to the Libema Open last successful Den Bosch.

Although unwellness forced the Czech subordinate to retreat earlier the last against Robin Montgomery, it was notable that the 30-year-old reached her archetypal tour-level rubric lucifer successful 2 years.

That erstwhile tally came astatine Wimbledon successful 2024, erstwhile the erstwhile satellite No. 2 defeated Jasmine Paolini successful astir 2 hours to unafraid a 2nd singles large win.

The 30-year-old's rubric defence astatine SW19 did not spell to program 12 months ago, arsenic carnal issues near her successful little than perfect signifier aft missing the archetypal 4 months of tennis.

While this year's erstwhile Slams did not bode good for her prospects against Hannah Klugman connected Monday, the erstwhile champion's 6-1, 6-4 triumph means she has already outdone tournament-opening exits successful Australia and Paris by reaching the 2nd circular successful London.

The Czech player's triumph was her 16th wide astatine the Championships, wherever she holds a 16-4 grounds successful her sixth appearance. 

Having ensured she avoids different first-round exit, she volition look a motivated hostile successful Andreeva, who has already breached caller crushed with her French Open success.

The teenage sensation whitethorn person benefitted from a chaotic Roland Garros, which produced a surfeit of shocks en route, with starring players connected some tours yet claiming the titles.

Andreeva, though, came into the 3rd Slam of the twelvemonth aft conscionable 1 pre-Wimbledon tourney successful Bad Homburg, wherever she was beaten by Ekaterina Alexandrova successful 2 sets.

The Russian teenager's finest results whitethorn travel astatine Roland Garros, but she has reached the 2nd week successful 2 of 3 Championships successful 2023 and 2026, either broadside of 2024's 2nd round.

A hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 first-round triumph implicit Magda Linette revealed immoderate competitory rust, particularly connected serve, arsenic the French Open champion double-faulted 7 times during the one-hour, 47-minute victory.

Now, she heads into Wednesday, aiming to debar her earliest Grand Slam exit since the 2024 US Open, erstwhile she was eliminated successful the 2nd round.

Tournament truthful far

Barbora Krejcikova:

First round: vs. Hannah Klugman 6-1 6-4

Mirra Andreeva:

First round: vs. Magda Linette 7-5 6-4

Head To Head

Ningbo Open (2024) - Quarter-final: Andreeva 7-6 3-2 ret.

Australian Open (2024) - Fourth round: Krejcikova 4-6 6-3 6-2

China Open (2023) - Round of 64: Andreeva 6-2 6-2

Wimbledon (2023) - Second round: Andreeva 6-3 4-0 ret.

Andreeva and Krejcikova person met 4 times connected the women's tour, with the Russian subordinate starring 3-1.

Wednesday's brushwood volition beryllium a rematch of their 2023 second-round meeting, which the teen won, albeit aft Krejcikova retired.

While the Czech subordinate secured a comeback triumph implicit the teen astatine the 2024 Australian Open, different status successful their astir caller brushwood extended Andreeva's lead.

As such, it is noteworthy that some players are tied 1-1 successful completed matches, adjacent if the Russian subordinate holds the wide edge.

We say: Andreeva to triumph successful 3 sets

Given the carnal challenges that person plagued Krejcikova implicit the past 18 months oregon so, backing her carries risks.

With her tally to the Libema Open final, coupled with Andreeva's constricted grass-court lucifer enactment this year, the Czech is backed to notch a set.

Nonetheless, the teen is apt to unafraid a triumph and scope different 3rd circular astatine the Championships.