Robin Montgomery and Carson Branstine will fight against each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 AM on Court 11. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Robin Montgomery who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Robin Montgomery is the pick to win this match.
Robin Montgomery -> 1.28
Carson Branstine -> 3.46
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Prediction and head to head Robin Montgomery vs. Carson Branstine
This will be the 2nd time that Robin Montgomery and Carson Branstine clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Branstine (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Branstine won 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the quarter in W15 Carson back in 2019.
Robin Montgomery
18 - 9win/loss
171
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WLLWWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-11 | 5-3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 12-9 | 6-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-23 | 9-9 | 14-10 | 2-1 | 10-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 11-11 | 10-8 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-16 | 23-12 | 4-2 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 187, the American reached the qualifications after defeating Kayla Cross 6-1 6-1 and Jeline Vandromme 7-5 6-3.
In the qualifications, The American had a good straight sets win against Vandromme (7-5 6-3). During the match, Montgomery scored 73 points vs Vandromme’s 58. Robin was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Montgomery bagged 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Robin Montgomery lost the serve once and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Montgomery put 68% of her first serves in, winning 81% (35/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Montgomery broke Vandromme 3 times after converting 38% of her break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Robin started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to conquer 59% of the points she played.
Montgomery has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of her matches (150-97). 3-1 on hard in 2026. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Montgomery has an overall72-49 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where she overcame Barbora Krejcikova in the final w/o.
Robin has a compiled 17-9 win-loss record in 2026, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2020 and 2023. See her history.
Carson Branstine
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-22 | 13-6 | 15-12 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-15 | 22-7 | 19-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 12-1 | 12-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 565, Carson reached the qualifications after defeating Clervie Ngounoue 6-2 7-6(3) and Linda Fruhvirtova 6-4 7-5.
In the qualifications, Carson had a good straight sets win against Fruhvirtova (6-4 7-5). During the match Branstine scored 78 points vs Fruhvirtova’s 71. Carson was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Branstine bagged 2 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Carson Branstine lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Branstine put 64% of her first serves in, winning 63% (32/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Fruhvirtova 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Branstine started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Carson has an aggregate 3-2 win-loss record in 2026, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2025. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Montgomery | Branstine |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 43 |
| Pts | 129-90 | 153-133 |
| Total Points | 219 | 286 |
| Winners | 59 | 59 |
| %Winners | 46% | 39% |
Both Montgomery and Branstine played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Montgomery and Branstine have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Montgomery played 8 games less than Branstine. Montgomery scored 59 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Carson blasted 59 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Montgomery | Branstine |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 71/113 | 90/143 |
| %1st in | 63% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 59/71 | 59/90 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 21/42 | 26/53 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 49% |
Montgomery fired 6 aces (3 per match). Branstine made 2 aces (1 per match). Montgomery won 83% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Branstine won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Montgomery | Branstine |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 10/14 |
| % Converted | 47% | 71% |
| Conceded | 6 | 14 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 83% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
The American broke her opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve once and she saved 83% of the break points that she conceded. Carson broke her opponents 10 times with a 71% conversion rate. Branstine conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Montgomery | ||||
| Q1 Cross |
Q2 Vandromme |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 21 | 35 | |
| pts | 56-32 | 73-58 | 129-90 | |
| Total points | 88 | 131 | 219 | |
| Winners | 24 | 35 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 28/50 | 43/63 | 71/113 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 35/43 | 59/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 81% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 10/20 | 21/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/8 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 38% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Branstine | ||||
| Q1 Ngounoue |
Q2 Fruhvirtova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-63 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
| pts | 75-62 | 78-71 | 153-133 | |
| Total points | 137 | 149 | 286 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 39/63 | 51/80 | 90/143 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 32/51 | 59/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 15/29 | 26/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 52% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/5 | 10/14 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 100% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWW Tennis Scores – U.S. Open
- Darja SemenistajaSemenistaja – Alexandra ShubladzeShubladze (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – Sofia CostoulasCostoulas (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Veronika PodrezPodrez (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Clara BurelBurel (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Gabriela Andrea KnutsonAndrea Knutson – Dominika SalkovaSalkova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Mariam BolkvadzeBolkvadze – Alevtina IbragimovaIbragimova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mia RisticRistic – Francisca JorgeJorge (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Ekaterine GorgodzeGorgodze – Despina PapamichailPapamichail (7-63 7-6) – See score progression
- Elena PridankinaPridankina – Rebecca MarinoMarino (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini – Madison BrengleBrengle (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Harriet DartDart – Kristina PenickovaPenickova (5-7 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Lucie HavlickovaHavlickova – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-2 2-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Mary StoianaStoiana – Katie SwanSwan (6-75 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Robin MontgomeryMontgomery – Jeline VandrommeVandromme (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Joanna GarlandGarland – Priscilla HonHon (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Guiomar Zuleta De RealesZuleta De Reales (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesca JonesJones – Mona BarthelBarthel (7-63 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Martyna KubkaKubka – Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Anouk KoevermansKoevermans – Linda KlimovicovaKlimovicova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Himeno SakatsumeSakatsume – Tyra Caterina GrantCaterina Grant (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Susan BandecchiBandecchi – Viktoria HruncakovaHruncakova (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Nao HibinoHibino – Anna SiskovaSiskova (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Yue YuanYuan – Julia AvdeevaAvdeeva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Storm HunterHunter – Yeon Woo KuWoo Ku (4-6 7-66 6-0) – See score progression
- Polina IatcenkoIatcenko – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Carson BranstineBranstine – Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Arantxa RusRus – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Kristina LiutovaLiutova – Lola RadivojevicRadivojevic (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Vendula ValdmannovaValdmannova – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (5-7 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrea Lazaro GarciaLazaro Garcia – Mai HontamaHontama (5-7 7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Julieta ParejaPareja – Iryna ShymanovichShymanovich (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Heather WatsonWatson – Angela Fita BoludaFita Boluda (6-4 5-7 7-65) – See score progression
- Sem VerbeekVerbeek – Lodewijk WeststrateWeststrate (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Stijn PelPel – Vladimir IvanovIvanov (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Lucie HavlickovaHavlickova – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-2 2-6 7-6(6)) – See score progression
- Nao HibinoHibino – Anna SiskovaSiskova (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesca JonesJones – Mona BarthelBarthel (7-6(3) 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Joanna GarlandGarland – Priscilla HonHon (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Darja SemenistajaSemenistaja – Alexandra ShubladzeShubladze (7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Storm HunterHunter – Yeon Woo KuWoo Ku (4-6 7-6(6) 6-0) – See score progression
- Arantxa RusRus – Suzan LamensLamens (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Heather WatsonWatson – Angela Fita BoludaFita Boluda (6-4 5-7 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – Sofia CostoulasCostoulas (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Vendula ValdmannovaValdmannova – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (5-7 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Guiomar Zuleta De RealesZuleta De Reales (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Veronika PodrezPodrez (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Yue YuanYuan – Julia AvdeevaAvdeeva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mary StoianaStoiana – Katie SwanSwan (6-7(5) 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Kristina LiutovaLiutova – Lola RadivojevicRadivojevic (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Martyna KubkaKubka – Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carson BranstineBranstine – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesca JonesJones – Joanna GarlandGarland (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Susan BandecchiBandecchi – Arantxa RusRus (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Heather WatsonWatson – Harriet DartDart (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tamara ZidansekZidansek – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriela Andrea KnutsonAndrea Knutson – Ekaterine GorgodzeGorgodze (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yue YuanYuan – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariam BolkvadzeBolkvadze – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
