{"id":392036,"date":"2026-01-06T23:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392036\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:49:13","slug":"wta-brisbane-day-4-predictions-including-anisimova-vs-birrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392036\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Brisbane Day 4 Predictions Including Anisimova vs Birrell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former finalist Aliaksandra Sasnovich will be in action on the fourth day of the WTA 250 in Brisbane, amongst several exciting matches on the cards. We analyze four of in this piece and predict who will advance to the next round.<\/p>\n<p>WTA Brisbane Day 4 Predictions<br \/>\nClara Tauson vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich<\/p>\n<p>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: Tauson 1 \u2013 0 Sasnovich<\/p>\n<p>After years of flying under the radar, former runner-up Aliakandra Sasnovich has already exceeded expectations in Brisbane with three solid consecutive wins and will be looking to continue her fine form at this event. It remains to be seen if she will have enough to stop the Dane, who often enjoys the Australian swing and has a ton of points to defend. Depending on the version of her that turns up, Tauson should comfortably douse the Belarusian\u2019s resistance.<br \/>Prediction: Samsonova in 3<\/p>\n<p>Mirra Andreeva vs Olivia Gadecki<\/p>\n<p>Head\u2013to\u2013Head:\u00a0 Andreeva 1 \u2013 0 Gadecki<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Gadecki has been in solid form at her home event, carrying momentum from a notable win over Ann Li in her opening match and demonstrating resilience on hard courts. Despite that confidence boost, upsetting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/19\/mirra-andreeva-2025-season-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a> will be a big ask, even though it won\u2019t be surprising if she nicks a set.<br \/>Prediction: Andreeva in 3<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" id=\"D-YShzqkQWlgjnwhMjcLnw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2245923724\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marta Kostyuk vs Yulia Putintseva<\/p>\n<p>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>Marta <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/09\/11\/marta-kostyuk-top-10-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kostyuk<\/a> and Yulia Putintseva face off in what should be a competitive second\u2011round encounter. Their first meeting, more so, adds an element of unpredictability. Kostyuk\u2019s consistent movement and depth from the backcourt have troubled higher\u2011ranked opponents previously, and she\u2019ll likely look to dictate points early to keep the Kazakh player on the defensive.<\/p>\n<p>Putintseva, however, remains a seasoned competitor with a gritty style that can frustrate opponents, particularly on hard courts where she has had solid results throughout her career. Still, the Ukrainian has the weapons to get over the line.<br \/>Prediction: Kostyuk in 3<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Anisimova vs Kimberly Birrell<\/p>\n<p>Head\u2013to\u2013Head: Anisimova 1 \u2013 0 Birrell<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Birrell has shown grit and the ability to compete, particularly when playing on home soil, as she showed in her dispatch of Rebecca Sramkova in the opener. However, her overall match\u2011play suggests she will need exceptional serving and error\u2011free play to defeat World #3 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/12\/23\/amanda-anisimova-will-be-a-force-to-reckon-with-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Anisimova<\/a>, who won their lone encounter in Flushing Meadows last year and arrives in Brisbane on the back of the best season of her career.<br \/>Prediction: Anisimova in 2<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former finalist Aliaksandra Sasnovich will be in action on the fourth day of the WTA 250 in Brisbane,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[108963,127813,3842,144011,190086,31290,108317,142863,142864,74010,108360,9747,108324,190127,190128,99,428,9985,9986,190091,49160,137953],"class_list":{"0":"post-392036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-aliaksandra-sasnovich","9":"tag-aliaksandra-sasnovich-predictions","10":"tag-amanda-anisimova","11":"tag-amanda-anisimova-predictions","12":"tag-brisbane-international-predictions","13":"tag-clara-tauson","14":"tag-clara-tauson-predictions","15":"tag-kimberly-birrell","16":"tag-kimberly-birrell-predictions","17":"tag-marta-kostyuk","18":"tag-marta-kostyuk-predictions","19":"tag-mirra-andreeva","20":"tag-mirra-andreeva-predictions","21":"tag-olivia-gadecki","22":"tag-olivia-gadecki-predictions","23":"tag-sports","24":"tag-tennis","25":"tag-tennis-picks","26":"tag-tennis-predictions","27":"tag-wta-brisbane-predictions","28":"tag-yulia-putintseva","29":"tag-yulia-putintseva-predictions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}