{"id":85853,"date":"2025-06-25T16:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=85853"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:55:27","slug":"wta-eastbourne-quarterfinal-predictions-gracheva-krejcikova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/06\/25\/wta-eastbourne-quarterfinal-predictions-gracheva-krejcikova\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Eastbourne Quarterfinal Predictions Including Varvara Gracheva vs Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Semifinal spots are up for grabs at the WTA 250 event in Eastbourne on Thursday. While Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 will be eyeing a big run at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/07\/12\/getting-to-know-barbora-krejcikova\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon as the defending champion<\/a>, she&#8217;s been looking for momentum all season after an injury, and would come into Wimbledon strong with a title here. LWOT previews both her quarterfinal match and the remaining matches scheduled. Who will advance?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WTA Eastbourne Quarterfinal Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Kamilla Rakhimova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s not much to separate these two players. Kamilla Rakhimova achieved one of her biggest career wins in the second round, taking out Peyton Stearns 6-3 6-4. She\u2019ll have confidence going into this matchup against a compatriot, and she\u2019s already played two grass-court tournaments before this one in 2025. Eastbourne is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova\u2019s first season event on grass, and the Russian struggled mightily in a first-round battle, but improved in a 7-5 7-5 win over Kimberly Birrell. Pavlyuchenkova has more experience on grass over the course of her career, and Rakhimova was 2-9 in 2025 at tour-level before this event. Giving the edge to Pavlyuchenkova.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pavlyuchenkova in 3<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dayana Yastremska vs Alexandra Eala<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a tough way to end Alexandra Eala\u2019s win over Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday, but winning by retirement meant she will debut in the Top 70. Her flat groundstrokes are tough to predict, but going up against an even flatter and heavier ballstriker like Dayana Yastremska will be tough for the youngster, adapting to a new surface for the first time. The Ukrainian is 7-1 on grass this season, and as long as she can control her groundstrokes, she should have enough experience to battle into the semifinals. Eala has the skills and confidence to grab a set.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Yastremska in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"a-1gNMFfQOhnmBMl6ICQ_w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2220733725\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'a-1gNMFfQOhnmBMl6ICQ_w',sig:'AS9AS6kIZcFFrQLml4sgvG51qJOCPHOnDckYB01nl1A=',w:'594px',h:'445px',items:'2220733725',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Anna Blinkova vs Maya Joint<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint came back from the brink on multiple occasions in a 4-6 6-1 7-6 (4) win over Emma Raducanu. Meanwhile, Blinkova is an impressive 4-2 on the grass courts this year and took out tough names such as Marie Bouzkova and Lulu Sun in Eastbourne. There\u2019s no heavy favorite in this match, but Joint may have the edge; Blinkova hasn\u2019t reached a WTA tour-level semifinal since 2023, and Joint may have a bit more experience despite her youth, as she won a WTA Tour title last month and has been on the come-up all year. Look for Joint to win in two up-and-down sets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Joint in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Varvara Gracheva vs Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a scrappy but important week for Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1, who hasn\u2019t looked at her best in Eastbourne but built momentum in two lung-busting match wins. Most recently, the defending Wimbledon champion took out home favorite Jodie Burrage on Wednesday, saving three match points. Gracheva upset the No. 8 seed Rebecca \u0160ramkov\u00e1 in her second-round match, and she\u2019s done well to come through qualifying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1\u2019s previous two British opponents, Gracheva has less experience on grass courts and has won only four matches on the surface in total. Gracheva has a shot at the upset if she can exploit unforced errors off the Czech\u2019s racket, but it\u2019s more likely that Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1&#8217;s building confidence will push her into a semifinal here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prediction: Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 in 3<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Ray Acevedo &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semifinal spots are up for grabs at the WTA 250 event in Eastbourne on Thursday. While Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 will be eyeing a big run at Wimbledon as the defending champion, she&#8217;s been looking for momentum all season after an injury, and would come into Wimbledon strong with a title here. 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