PREDICTION, H2H. Victoria Azarenka’s draw vs Williams, Osaka to win U.S. Open

U.S. Open draw preview with H2H - Victoria Azarenka may need to defeat Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka to conquer the title in U.S. Open.

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Victoria Azarenka Stats info

Victoria Azarenka is 2 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Azarenka has defeated 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 to reach the semifinal where she will face Serena Williams.

Victoria is currently ranked no. 27. However, if Victoria Azarenka wins the title, she is projected to go up 16 places and be ranked no.11 right after the current tournament.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Victoria Azarenka’s projected draw including the plausible opposition at the U.S. Open. The Belarussian has a losing record (5-20) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Barbara Haas (139) – 6-1 6-2
R2 – Aryna Sabalenka (11) – 6-1 6-3
R3 – Iga Swiatek (53) – 6-4 6-2
R4 – Karolina Muchova (26) – 5-7 6-1 6-4
1/4 – Elise Mertens (18) – 6-1 6-0
1/2 – Serena Williams (8) – H2H 4-18 – Prediction: Serena Williams to win in 3
Fin – Naomi Osaka (9) – H2H 1-2
or Jennifer Brady (41) – H2H 0-0

1/2 – Serena Williams’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 18-4 for Serena Williams

Prediction: Serena Williams to win in 3

Serena Williams Point Table info

Serena Williams has a 16-4 record in 2020, 15-3 on hard. In the last 5 years, Serena has a 373-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Serena will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her best result of this season was winning the tournament in Auckland where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Williams was overcome by 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 fight against each other. The head to head is 18-4 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 9-4 on hard .

Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka Point Table info

Naomi Osaka has a 14-3 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.

Naomi’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching 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 Victoria Azarenka vs. Naomi Osaka

This contest would be 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 .

Yet, Victoria Azarenka may square off with Jennifer Brady. Their H2H record is 0-0.