MERIDA DRAW. Caty McNally’s prediction with Zhu next. H2H and rankings

Merida draw - Caty McNally. See the draw preview and prediction with Lin Zhu, Lucia Bronzetti, Alison Riske, Magda Linette, Sloane Stephens in the Merida Open Akron.

Caty McNally Stats info

Caty McNally is about to begin her campaign in the draw in Merida.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Caty McNally’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opposition in Merida Open Akron. The American has a weak record (2-6) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Lin Zhu (42) – H2H 2-0
R2 – Lucia Bronzetti (65) – H2H 0-1
or Katie Volynets (96) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Alison Riske (58) – H2H 0-3
or Xiyu Wang (62) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Magda Linette (21) – H2H 0-0
or Alycia Parks (51) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Sloane Stephens (41) – H2H 0-2
or Katerina Siniakova (47) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Caty McNally

28 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
37
High
31
LLWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 28-24 23-17 0-2 1-2 4-3 0-0
2022 41-26 34-15 6-6 1-2 0-3 0-0
2021 13-14 8-10 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-0
2020 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 56-27 53-20 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
2018 32-24 30-20 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1
2017 37-23 30-17 0-1 5-2 2-2 0-1
2016 35-31 32-25 0-2 0-0 3-4 0-0

Lin Zhu has a 10-3 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 13 years, Zhu has a 316-186 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zhu will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Hua Hin where she defeated Lesya Tsurenko in the final 6-4 6-4.

H2H Caty McNally vs. Lin Zhu

This would be the 3rd time that Caty McNally and Lin Zhu face off. The head to head is 2-0 for McNally (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Lucia Bronzetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Lucia Bronzetti

32 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
62
High
46
LWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 32-30 15-17 10-9 4-2 3-2 0-0
2022 36-26 18-10 13-10 3-3 2-3 0-0
2021 53-23 14-4 38-14 1-5 0-0 0-0
2020 11-11 0-2 5-4 6-5 0-0 0-0
2019 48-33 9-4 28-23 9-4 0-0 2-2
2018 34-24 16-7 17-16 0-0 0-0 1-1
2017 29-23 7-1 16-16 1-2 0-0 5-4
2016 20-14 0-0 19-12 1-1 0-0 0-1

Lucia Bronzetti has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on hard. During the previous 8 years, Lucia has a 67-32 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Italian’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Australia.

H2H Caty McNally vs. Lucia Bronzetti

This match would represent the 2nd time that Caty McNally and Lucia Bronzetti fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bronzetti (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Caty McNally could square off with Katie Volynets. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Caty McNally.

1/4 – Alison Riske’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Alison Riske

1 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
659
High
18
LLLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-11 1-7 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0
2022 24-21 15-14 2-3 1-0 6-4 0-0
2021 16-16 7-9 0-2 7-2 2-3 0-0
2020 6-8 6-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 36-24 22-18 0-4 0-0 14-2 0-0
2018 28-25 8-15 4-5 4-2 12-3 0-0
2017 20-24 10-14 5-6 0-0 5-4 0-0
2016 41-25 26-16 6-6 0-0 9-3 0-0

Alison Riske has a 1-4 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 17 years, Riske has a 200-188 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

H2H Caty McNally vs. Alison Riske

This would be the 4th time that Caty McNally and Alison Riske square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Riske (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Caty McNally could face Xiyu Wang. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Caty McNally.

1/2 – Magda Linette’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

27 - 29win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
19
LLLLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 27-29 19-15 4-7 0-4 4-3 0-0
2022 40-29 23-16 10-7 3-2 4-4 0-0
2021 18-18 8-9 5-6 3-1 2-2 0-0
2020 14-11 9-7 2-3 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 42-27 30-15 2-7 1-1 9-4 0-0
2018 25-29 13-15 6-8 5-3 1-3 0-0
2017 34-30 25-17 6-6 2-3 1-4 0-0
2016 29-31 19-23 6-2 2-1 2-5 0-0

Magda Linette has a 8-3 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 14 years, Linette has a 195-147 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Magda won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Pole’s most significant achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Australia and at the Australian Open .

H2H Caty McNally vs. Magda Linette

There is no head to head record between Caty McNally and Magda Linette since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Caty McNally could take on Alycia Parks. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Caty McNally.

Final – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Sloane Stephens

25 - 20win/loss in 2024

Rank
47
High
3
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 24-19 10-13 10-4 2-0 2-2 0-0
2018 37-19 21-10 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 15-10 15-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0
2016 22-10 11-6 9-3 0-0 2-1 0-0

Sloane Stephens has a 0-3 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 16 years, the American has a 182-146 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

H2H Caty McNally vs. Sloane Stephens

This match would represent the 3rd time that Caty McNally and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Caty McNally may compete against Katerina Siniakova. Their head to head is 0-0.