Tsvetana Pironkova is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Bulgarian has defeated 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 to reach the quarter where she will face Serena Williams.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Tsvetana Pironkova’s projected draw with the projected opponents at the U.S. Open. Pironkova has a weak record (1-7) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Serena Williams’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Serena Williams
Prediction: Serena in 2 sets
Serena Williams has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2020, 14-3 on hard. In the course of the previous 5 years, Williams has a 372-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Serena won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Auckland where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open the American lost to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 7-5.
H2H Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Serena Williams
This contest would be 5th time that Tsvetana Pironkova and Serena Williams face off. The head to head is 4-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard .
1/2 – Victoria Azarenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2020, 9-2 on hard. As for the last 3 years, Azarenka has a 33-19 record on hard. Azarenka will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 9 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the current season was winning the competition in New York where she overcame Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
Last year at the U.S. Open the Belarussian capitulated to Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 6-4.
H2H Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Victoria Azarenka
This would be the 5th time that Tsvetana Pironkova and Victoria Azarenka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Possibly, Tsvetana Pironkova may come up against Elise Mertens. Their head to head is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Naomi Osaka has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 14-2 on hard. In the course of the previous 5 years, Osaka has a 139-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 9 matches winning streak.
Osaka’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final in New York.
Last year at the U.S. Open Osaka was defeated by Belinda Bencic in the 4th round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Naomi Osaka
There is no head to head record between Tsvetana Pironkova and Naomi Osaka since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Tsvetana Pironkova could square off with Jennifer Brady. Their H2H record is 0-0.
