Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks Prediction 08/07/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Barbora Krejcikova will play American Alycia Parks in the first round of the 2025 Cincinnati Open. The match is scheduled for Thursday, August 7. Here’s our Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks prediction. This preview will also include a Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks pick.

Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks Preview

Barbora Krejcikova fell to her lowest WTA ranking in five years after an unsuccessful title defense at Wimbledon last month. Krejcikova has only played 10 matches this season in all competitions, having missed the first four and a half months of the year due to injury. The Czech lost a lot of points and saw her ranking plummet significantly (currently 80th). She played in her first hard-court tournament of the season in Montreal. Krejcikova lost to Canada’s Bianca Andreescu in straight sets in the opening round.

Krejcikova will play in Cincinnati for the fourth time. Her best result in this tournament was making the quarterfinals on her debut appearance in 2021. She lost in the first round in each of her last two visits, but missed last year’s edition. Krejcikova can gain valuable points this swing, with only second-round points at the US Open to defend.

Alycia Parks is having a poor season with 14 wins and 19 defeats in all competitions. But in zooming her hard-court record, the American is 12-8, offering a glimmer of hope that she can piece the puzzle on the hard courts of home soil. Her best results this year have been on this surface. Parks was a semifinalist in the opening tournament of the season in Auckland and made the second round of Dubai and Doha as a qualifier.

The 24-year-old has played in two qualifying draws in Cincinnati, but has not succeeded in reaching the main draw. Parks has a Top 80 ranking and will now play in the main draw for the first time. She played in two hard-court tournaments this past month. Parks lost to Sara Bejlek in the second round in Prague and succumbed in the opening match in Montreal to Caty McNally.

Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks Head-To-Head

Krejcikova and Parks have met once on the WTA Tour. The Czech won that meeting at the 2022 Ostrava Open in two tight sets. This will be their second meeting.

Barbora Krejcikova vs Alycia Parks Prediction

This one is as unpredictable as they come, with Krejcikova having little to no form on hard courts, having only played one tournament on the surface all season because of injury. Parks has won some matches on hard courts to mask what has been a modest year for her (19 losses from 33 matches). The serve is still a huge weapon, even though she doesn’t have the stability and consistency off the ground to complement it. I think Parks can be unplayable in stretches, which is what we can expect from this match, with neither player showing steadiness or brilliance throughout. With Krejcikova still finding her rhythm, having not played a ton of tennis this season, Parks offers massive value for the set handicap in this one.