PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Williams, Azarenka, Osaka and Brady to play the US Open semifinals on Thursday

NEW YORK ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady will play on Thursday

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Serena Williams And Noami Osaka In The Us Open Semifinals

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady are playing the semifinals on Thursday at the U.S. Open.

Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka U.S. Open

Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka

Head to head 18-4 for Williams

Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal for the 23rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Serena Williams: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3, Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-4, Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2, Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-76 6-3 and Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Williams has a 16-4 win-loss record in 2020, 15-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Auckland where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Serena had to surrender in the final 6-3 7-5 to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. Serena won the title at the U.S. Open in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, the Belarussian reached the semifinal after beating Barbara Haas 6-1 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 6-3, Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2, Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4 and Elise Mertens 6-1 6-0.

The Belarussian has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2020, 10-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in New York where she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.

Last year at the U.S. Open The Belarussian lost in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.

 

Head to head analysis

This will be the 23rd time that Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka play each other. The head to head is 18-4 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 9-4 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.80
Victoria Azarenka -> 2.00

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Naomi Osaka vs. Jennifer Brady U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka vs. Jennifer Brady

Head to head 1-1

Naomi Osaka will fight against Jennifer Brady in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, Naomi reached the semifinal after beating Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2, Camila Giorgi 6-1 6-2, Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-74 6-2, Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-4 and Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4.

The Japanese has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 14-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Japanese’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in New York.

Last year at the U.S. Open Naomi lost in the 4th round 7-5 6-4 to Belinda Bencic. Osaka won the title at the U.S. Open in 1 and 2018.

Jennifer Brady: ranking and results

Ranked no. 41, Brady reached the semifinal after defeating Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2, Catherine Cartan Bellis 6-1 6-2, Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-3, Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-4 and Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-2.

The American has a 22-6 win-loss record in 2020, 22-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Lexington where she overcame Jil Teichmann in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Brady capitulated in the 1st round 6-1 4-6 6-0 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Brady on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Osaka won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Charleston back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.51
Jennifer Brady -> 2.79

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