ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Serena Williams, Tsvetana Pironkova, Victoria Azarenka and Elise Mertens are among the top names that will play on Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana Pironkova
Head to head 4-0 for Williams
Serena Williams will play Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarter for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Serena Williams: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8, Serena got to the quarter after beating Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3, Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-4, Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 and Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-76 6-3.
Williams has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2020, 14-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was managing to win the title in Auckland where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Serena lost in the final 6-3 7-5 to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. The American conquered the title at the U.S. Open in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Tsvetana Pironkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. , the Bulgarian got to the quarter after defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3, Garbine Muguruza 7-5 6-3, Donna Vekic 6-4 6-1 and Alize Cornet 6-4 6-75 6-3.
Tsvetana has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open Tsvetana didn’t play at the U.S. Open in 2019.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 5th time that Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2015.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.22
Tsvetana Pironkova -> 4.1
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Victoria Azarenka vs. Elise Mertens
Head to head 0-0
Victoria Azarenka will compete against Elise Mertens in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 27, the Belarussian got to the quarter after beating Barbara Haas 6-1 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 6-3, Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 and Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4.
Victoria has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2020, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was managing to win the title in New York where she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
Last year at the U.S. Open Victoria capitulated in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.
Elise Mertens: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, the Belgian reached the quarter after defeating Laura Siegemund 6-2 6-2, Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 7-5, Caty McNally 7-5 6-1 and Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3.
The Belgian has a 23-8 win-loss record in 2020, 17-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Elise’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Prague.
Last year at the U.S. Open The Belgian lost in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-3 to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Elise Mertens since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.65
Elise Mertens -> 2.18
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Last Results
These are the last results of the U.S. Open
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Shelby RogersRogers (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Alessandro BegaBega – Johannes HaerteisHaerteis (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the U.S. Open
- Tsvetana PironkovaPironkova – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-4) – H2H – Prediction
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Naomi OsakaOsaka (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
