Victoria Azarenka is 3 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Belarussian has defeated 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 to reach the quarter where she will face Elise Mertens.
The Belarussian is right now ranked no. 27. However, if Victoria Azarenka wins the title, she is projected to go up 16 places and be ranked world no.11 soon after the current event.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw alongside with the projected opponents at the U.S. Open. Victoria has a losing record (5-20) with the presumable opponents.
1/4 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Prediction: Azarenka wins in 3 sets
Elise Mertens has a 23-8 win-loss record in 2020, 17-6 on hard. In the course of the previous 5 years, the Belgian has a 189-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Elise’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Prague.
Last year at the U.S. Open Elise lost to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-3.
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.
1/2 – Serena Williams’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 18-4 for Serena Williams
Serena Williams has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2020, 14-3 on hard. Regarding the previous 5 years, the American has a 372-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Serena won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the title in Auckland where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Williams lost to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 7-5.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Serena Williams
This match would represent the 23rd time that Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams clash against each other. The head to head is 18-4 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 9-4 on hard .
However, Victoria Azarenka could face Tsvetana Pironkova. Their head to head is 3-1 for Victoria Azarenka.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020, 14-2 on hard. In connection to the previous 5 years, the Japanese 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 year was reaching the final in New York.
Last year at the U.S. Open Naomi was defeated by Belinda Bencic in the 4th round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Victoria Azarenka vs. Naomi Osaka
This match would represent the 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but Azarenka leads 1-0 on hard .
Possibly, Victoria Azarenka could come up against Jennifer Brady. Their H2H record is 0-0.
