Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Donna Vekic Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Tennis | Semi-Final

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On the back of a statement victory over Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in the last eight, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is one win away from competing for Olympic gold, but must now get past the Croatian star Donna Vekic, who backed up her surprise win over USA’s Coco Gauff with a memorable 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8) triumph against Marta Kostyuk

START DATE/TIME: Thursday 1st August, 2024, UK – not before 6:00pm / France – not before 7:00pm / US ET – not before 1:00pm / US PT – not before 10:00am

VENUE: Roland-Garros, Paris

SURFACE: Outdoor clay

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – BBC is the main broadcaster while some event will be televised on Eurosport / US – NBC is the main broadcaster while some events will be shown on NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website & Eurosport Player / US – Events can be streamed on the relevant streaming platforms of NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network and Telemundo

ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA VS DONNA VEKIC PREDICTION

You could argue that Anna Karolina Schmiedlova benefitted from playing an opponent in the quarter-final with a punishing schedule at Roland-Garros, with Barbora Krejcikova still competing in the women’s doubles. However, that takes nothing away from the brutal and brilliant individual performance of the Slovakian star, who was utterly clinical throughout their quarter-final encounter.

After having gone through a gruelling third set tie-breaker, one must wonder how much Donna Vekic has left in the tank and whether once again, Schmiedlova will be the one to profit from an opponent’s possible fatigue. But Vekic is resilient, high on momentum and playing some clutch Tennis right now. It would be no surprise if the outcome of this match was also decided in three sets.

ANNA KAROLINA SCHMIEDLOVA VS DONNA VEKIC TIP: THREE SETS TO BE PLAYED