Victoria Azarenka draw prediction, H2H vs Konta, Mertens to win New York

New York draw - Victoria Azarenka may need to defeat Johanna Konta, Elise Mertens to conquer the event in Western & Southern Open.

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Victoria Azarenka Stats info

Victoria Azarenka is 2 wins away to conquer the title in New York. The Belarussian has defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-3, Caroline Garcia 6-2 7-68, Alize Cornet 6-4 7-5 and Ons Jabeur 7-69 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Johanna Konta.

Azarenka is currently ranked no. 59. However, if Victoria Azarenka wins the title, she is projected to go up 32 places and be ranked no.27 after this tournament.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw and the plausible opposition at the Western & Southern Open. Victoria has a weak record (1-2) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Donna Vekic (24) – 6-2 6-3
R2 – Caroline Garcia (49) – 6-2 7-68
R3 – Alize Cornet (60) – 6-4 7-5
1/4 – Ons Jabeur (39) – 7-69 6-2
1/2 – Johanna Konta (15) – H2H 1-2
Fin – Elise Mertens (22) – H2H 0-0
or Naomi Osaka (10) – H2H 1-2

1/2 – Johanna Konta’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Johanna Konta

Johanna Konta Point Table info

Johanna Konta has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2020, 6-4 on hard. Talking about the previous 5 years, the Brit has a 192-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Johanna won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Brit’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Monterrey.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Johanna surrendered to Rebecca Peterson in the 1st round 6-3 3-6 7-5.

H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Johanna Konta

This contest would be 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Johanna Konta play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Konta (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .

Final – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

Elise Mertens Point Table info

Elise Mertens has a 19-7 record in 2020, 13-5 on hard. During the last 5 years, Elise has a 185-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Mertens’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final in Prague.

Last year in Western & Southern Open Mertens was overcome by Elina Svitolina in the 2nd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Elise Mertens

There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Elise Mertens since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

However, Victoria Azarenka could square off with Naomi Osaka. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Naomi Osaka.