H2H, PREDICTION Heather Watson vs Marina Melnikova | U.S. Open odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. New York. Watson and Melnikova will clash against each other in the qualifications of the U.S. Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Marina Melnikova

Heather Watson and Marina Melnikova 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 Wednesday at 11:00 am on Court 10. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Heather Watson who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Heather Watson is the pick to win this match.
Heather Watson -> 1.44
Marina Melnikova -> 2.7

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Prediction and head to head Heather Watson vs. Marina Melnikova

This will be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Marina Melnikova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Melnikova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Melnikova won 7-5 6-1 in the qualifications in Doha back in February 2022.

Heather Watson

Heather Watson
Heather Watson

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
138
High
38
LLWWWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-20 16-11 1-4 8-2 1-3 0-0
2023 32-25 18-13 2-4 6-3 6-5 0-0
2022 29-26 14-13 4-6 6-3 5-4 0-0
2021 11-21 6-13 0-3 1-1 4-4 0-0
2020 15-11 14-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 161, Watson will start her run at the U.S. Open after she played her last match in the Vancouver where she lost 6-4 6-2 to Paquet in the 2nd round on the 17th of August.

Heather has an aggregate 20-21 win-loss record in 2022, 11-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, The Brit has an overall 365-302 record. She has a positive 192-163 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. See her history.

Watson
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Marina Melnikova

Marina Melnikova
Marina Melnikova

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
424
High
170
LLLWLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-19 5-5 18-12 0-1 1-1 0-0
2023 22-16 13-8 5-5 4-2 0-1 0-0
2022 25-12 12-7 13-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 20-25 2-5 16-13 0-3 2-4 0-0
2020 11-8 7-4 4-2 0-1 0-0 0-1

Ranked no. 188, Melnikova will start her run at the New York after she played her last match in the W25 Koksijde where she lost w/o to Waligora in the 2nd round on the 10th of August.

The Russian has a composed 25-11 win-loss record in 2022, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Melnikova has an overall 363-336 record. She has a positive 78-71 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See her history.

Melnikova
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Watson
LLWWWWLWLW
Melnikova
LLLWLWWWWL
2024 2023 2022
26 - 20
24 - 19
16-11
Hard
5-5
8-2
I Hard
0-1
1-4
Clay
18-12
1-3
Grass
1-1

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