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Donna Vekic meets Mirra Andreeva in the Australian Open WTA round of 64 on hard courts on 18 Jan 2026, with the match set to be played as a best-of-three.
This preview also explains how to watch or follow the match live, but the build-up is straightforward: Andreeva arrives as the clear favourite in the markets, and the season is still in its third week, so early trends carry extra weight.FINISHED
Vekic D.
Andreeva M.
6-4
, 3-6
, 0-6
They have met once and Mirra Andreeva won it 2-1, a hard-court match in Beijing on 30 Sep 2024 that went to a deciding set. The numbers underline how narrow it was overall, with just one game between them across the match, but Andreeva’s edge on second-serve points and her ability to save break points stood out when pressure peaked.
Vekic D.
Andreeva M.
On hard courts this season, Mirra Andreeva is 6-1 and already has a WTA title, while Donna Vekic has started 0-1. The match profiles have differed too: Andreeva’s hard-court matches have averaged 20.6 games, suggesting cleaner passages, while Vekic’s figure sits at 30, which hints at longer, tighter scorelines.
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Over the last 10 matches overall, Andreeva is 6-4 and Vekic is 4-6, and Andreeva has won 60% of first sets compared with Vekic’s 40%. Yet the game-level picture is less one-sided: Vekic has won 57% of service games and 39% of return games in that spell, so she has shown she can stay engaged even when results have gone against her.
Vekic D.
Andreeva M.
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Bookmakers price Mirra Andreeva at 1.14 against Donna Vekic at 5.5; first-set prices are 1.22 versus 4.33. It is a firm view of the match-up, even at this early point in the season.
With the 2026 season only just getting going and the Australian Open now underway, there is a sense that small edges can swing quickly between rounds. Vekic has logged the heavier recent workload at 5 hours 10 minutes across her last three matches, while Andreeva is at 3 hours 33, and that could matter if the match stretches. The bigger on-court question is whether Vekic can keep her second-serve and key games stable, because the only previous meeting turned on tight break-point phases.
Prediction
Mirra Andreeva
Donna Vekic
Overall indicators tilt towards Mirra Andreeva: the bookmakers have her a heavy favourite and her hard-court start to 2026 is much stronger, with a 6-1 record and a title already on the board. She also won their only previous meeting and has carried the lighter recent workload, which can help if the first round becomes a long test.
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