Laura Siegemund vs Xiyu Wang - Thailand Open Tennis Prediction and Pick 9/18/24

Laura Siegemund beat American Alycia Parks in the first round. The match took 19 games to decide. Siegemund used her veteran's experience and craft to take down Parks in straight sets in about two hours and 15 minutes.

In the victory, the World No. 99 tallied two aces to five double faults and landed 73% of first serves. Siegemund won 58% of first-serve points (32/55) and only 25% of second-serve points (5/20).  The German converted seven of 15 break points. 

Xiyu Wang, for her part, beat Swiss one-hander Viktorija Golubic 7-5, 6-1 in an hour and 35 minutes. The talented Chinese lefty amassed five aces but also five double faults. She landed 62% of first serves and won 72% of first serve points (26/36). Wang won 41% of second-serve points (9/22) and converted six of 10 break points.

Wang has won once in five matches prior to her arrival at the Thailand Open. The last time she won back-to-back matches was at the Olympics, so she will be determined to snap that long sequence of poor results this week in Hua Hin on her debut appearance.

Laura Siegemund vs Xiyu Wang Head-To-Head

• Siegemund defeated Wang in a qualifying match at the 2022 French Open. It remains their only career meeting on the WTA Tour.

Laura Siegemund vs Xiyu Wang Prediction

Siegemund's playing style means that she's capable of winning ugly, as she demonstrated in her match against Alycia Parks, which featured 11 breaks and 18 double faults in total. But Wang is miles ahead of Parks in playing with discipline from the baseline, and she has a much more formidable forehand, which will take the German out of her comfort zone. This match should be on the Chinese lefty's racket. Taking Wang on ML seems like a no-brainer here.