PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Sabalenka, Mertens, Annie Fernandez and Kerber to play on Louis Armstrong Stadium on Sunday – U.S. Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens, Leylah Annie Fernandez and Angelique Kerber are going to play on Sunday at the U.S. Open on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 5-2 for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka will play Elise Mertens in the 4^th round for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), Sabalenka reached the 4^th round after beating Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-7⁴ 6-0, Tamara Zidansek 6-3 6-1 and Danielle Rose Collins 6-3 6-3.

Aryna has a 41-14 win-loss record in 2021, 21-8 on hard (See FULL STATS)

. Her best result of the season was winning the title in Abu Dhabi where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2 and in Madrid where she overcame Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open The Belarussian lost in the 2^nd round 6-1 6-3 to Victoria Azarenka.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, Mertens got to the 4^th round after beating Rebecca Peterson 3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁵, Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2 6-2 and Ons Jabeur 6-3 7-5.

Mertens has a 30-15 win-loss record in 2021, 19-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Melbourne where she overcame Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open Elise lost in the quarter 6-1 6-0 to Victoria Azarenka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens play each other. Their actual head to head record is 5-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 4-0 ret. in the quarter in Madrid back in May 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.35
Elise Mertens -> 3.44

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Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Angelique Kerber

Head to head 0-0

Leylah Annie Fernandez will take on Angelique Kerber in the 4^th round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 73, Leylah reached the 4^th round after defeating Ana Konjuh 7-6³ 6-2, Kaia Kanepi 7-5 7-5 and Naomi Osaka 5-7 7-6² 6-4.

Annie Fernandez has a 20-15 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Monterrey where she beat Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open The Canadian lost in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-3 to Sofia Kenin.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Angelique got to the 4^th round after defeating Dayana Yastremska 3-6 6-4 7-6³, Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-2 and Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-2 6-3.

Kerber has a 26-12 win-loss record in 2021, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Bad Homburg where she defeated Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the U.S. Open The German lost in the 4^th round 6-1 6-4 to Jennifer Brady. The German won the title at the U.S. Open in 2016.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Angelique Kerber since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Angelique Kerber who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 3.52
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.34

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Last Results

These are the last results of the U.S. Open

• Belinda BencicBencic – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Shelby RogersRogers – Ashleigh BartyBarty (6-2 1-6 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (6-3 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Maria SakkariSakkari – Petra KvitovaKvitova (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-0 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Angelique KerberKerber – Sloane StephensStephens (5-7 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Elise MertensMertens – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Simona HalepHalep – Elena RybakinaRybakina (7-6¹¹ 4-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 3-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Naomi OsakaOsaka (5-7 7-6² 6-4) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the U.S. Open

• Shelby RogersRogers – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Belinda BencicBencic – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Maria SakkariSakkari – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Simona HalepHalep (5-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Angelique KerberKerber – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (2-5) – H2H – Prediction