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WTA Merida / ATX open Feb 23rd to March 1st 2026
The Finals
Semi Finals
Semi Finals
Peyton Stearns looks the safest option to take the title in Austin now. Townsend has completed a very busy week and played great but she may be found wanting in the final. A lot will depend on her stamina levels but unlike previous opponents, Stearns will not be so generous in letting leads go. In Merida DTM’s pick is in the final which m
Peyton Stearns looks the safest option to take the title in Austin now. Townsend has completed a very busy week and played great but she may be found wanting in the final. A lot will depend on her stamina levels but unlike previous opponents, Stearns will not be so generous in letting leads go. In Merida DTM’s pick is in the final which means another bumper payout:) Frech v Bucsa is a close match so one to watch and hope the Pole completes the job :)
DTM recommends
P.Stearns to beat T.Townsend (ATX)
Semi Finals
Semi Finals
Semi Finals
Peyton Stearns is determined on winning this title. Whether she will seems to rest upon how well Ashlyn Krueger plays over the weekend. The other two may not. In Mexico Jasmine Paolini looks the most likely to take the tile but as DTM followers will know the bottom half still sees Magdalena Frech alive in the other semi final. Could she b
Peyton Stearns is determined on winning this title. Whether she will seems to rest upon how well Ashlyn Krueger plays over the weekend. The other two may not. In Mexico Jasmine Paolini looks the most likely to take the tile but as DTM followers will know the bottom half still sees Magdalena Frech alive in the other semi final. Could she beat 37 year old Shuai Zhang to give BHT another winner ? Let's hope so :)
DTM recommends
P.Stearns to beat K.Birrell (ATX)
Last 8
Semi Finals
Round 2 at both events
Peyton Stearns will have taken a lot of confidence from her win against Juvan. She appears to be flying this week. She will take care of Oksana Selekhmeteva. Zeynep Sonmez loves Mexico and is having another great week. She will be a good option to beat the Spanish player Bucsa.
DTM recommends
P.Stearns to beat O.Selekhmeteva (ATX)
Z.Sonmez to beat C.Bucsa (Merida)
Round 2 at both events
Round 2 at both events
Round 2 at both events
After the completion of the first round matches the speed of the courts is known and the type of tennis that is proving successful. Zeynep Sonmez looked very secure in her opening win and is a good option to beat Ann Li on a slower surface than the American would like. Another player who won well was Cristina Bucsa who beat a woefully out
After the completion of the first round matches the speed of the courts is known and the type of tennis that is proving successful. Zeynep Sonmez looked very secure in her opening win and is a good option to beat Ann Li on a slower surface than the American would like. Another player who won well was Cristina Bucsa who beat a woefully out of form Donna Vekic. Her match up with Stakusic looks winnable. Caroline Dolehide is clearly enjoying the conditions in Austin and is a good option too defeat the Australian Birrell who has played a lot of tennis recently and will be feeling it after another 3 set win.
DTM recommends
Z.Sonmez to beat A.Li
C.Bucsa to beat M.Stakusic
C.Dolehide to beat K.Birrell
Round 1 at both events
Round 2 at both events
Round 1 at both events
What has happened to Ashlyn Krueger? A player not so long ago in the top 40 in the world and beating players such as Rybakina and Andreeva. Apart form her win against Bejlek in January her form is awful. Bejlek played her 10 days after her loss in AO26 and reversed the outcome for the loss of just 3 games. At present you have to go with M
What has happened to Ashlyn Krueger? A player not so long ago in the top 40 in the world and beating players such as Rybakina and Andreeva. Apart form her win against Bejlek in January her form is awful. Bejlek played her 10 days after her loss in AO26 and reversed the outcome for the loss of just 3 games. At present you have to go with McNally in that match up. Another player who has struggled in February is Anna Bondar. Rakhimova is in better form and should surprise the seed here. Across in Merida several players look like they will be found out by the step up in opponent. Heather Watson will be delighted to have won two qualifiers but Bouzas-Maneiro will surely take advantage of her serve and be simply too good. Linette also looks like being too strong for the admirable German, Tatjana Maria who deserves credit for still playing but can't be on anything other than picking up prize money courtesy of her high ranking due to her big win last summer.
DTM recommends
C.McNally to beat A.Krueger (ATX)
K.Rakhimova to beat A.Bondar (ATX)
J.Bouzas-Maneiro to beat H.Watson (Merida)
M.Linette to beat T.Maria (Merida)
Merida main draw
Round 2 at both events
Round 1 at both events
Emma Navarro returns to the scene of her last WTA title in Mexico as players who can't afford a rest following the Middle East swing go in search of wins and form ahead of the next big events in Indian Wells and Miami. The top half is much stronger with Jasmine Paolini no certainty to make it through from her section. Katie Boulter will h
Emma Navarro returns to the scene of her last WTA title in Mexico as players who can't afford a rest following the Middle East swing go in search of wins and form ahead of the next big events in Indian Wells and Miami. The top half is much stronger with Jasmine Paolini no certainty to make it through from her section. Katie Boulter will hope to do well again this week after her recent win in Ostrava. But her first 3 matches to even reach the semi finals are a lot tougher than the level she played in Ostrava. The bottom half is worth considering for each way value. Navarro is in woeful form and needs to win this week to reverse her slide down the rankings. That is added pressure. Linette and Bouzkova are two players who have a good shot at reaching the final but the one player who could surprise in this half is Magdalena Frech. Not a player with a big game but given Arango reach the final here last year the conditions are about as favourable as anywhere for Frech to succeed with her game. A very steady solid player might be the type to do best from this weaker half. She is also fresher than most and could be the surprise this week:)
DTM recommends
M.Frech each way for the title
ATX main draw
ATX main draw
ATX main draw
Although Jessica Pegula is listed to play as defending champion it will be a surprise to DTM if she turns out after her long week in Dubai ? Iva Jovic is also in attendance in Austin, Texas as the players move across to America in readiness for the next sequence of big events in Indian Wells and Miami. As it stands Jess Pegula is the #1 s
Although Jessica Pegula is listed to play as defending champion it will be a surprise to DTM if she turns out after her long week in Dubai ? Iva Jovic is also in attendance in Austin, Texas as the players move across to America in readiness for the next sequence of big events in Indian Wells and Miami. As it stands Jess Pegula is the #1 seed and the clear favourite to win for the second consecutive year. Iva Jovic also looks the most likely to reach the final as the #2 seed. Based on all this season's form a final between the top two seeds looks very likely but WTA tennis rarely works out like this? In the bottom half Rakhimova took Jovic to 3 sets recently and Alycia Parks has the big game to take the racket away from anyone. In the top half no the player comes close to Pegula's level but this is after all a 250 event so for most the appearance of Pegula is a surprise. She obviously likes playing in Texas to turn out again this week. But neither of these two players has shown as yet the consistency to win a sequence of matches with the sustained level to win an event.
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Iva Jovic is worth considering to push Pegula if they both did reach the final. Jovic will be close to 2/1 in that match up so taking an outright price of 11/4 is crazy at the start:) Jess Pegula at 9/4 is the most sensible outset choice but it remains to see if she takes to the court. If she plays this week she herself is the only person who can prevent her reaching the final.
J.Pegula to retain her title @ 9/4 VOID - did not play as DTM suspected