Serena Williams and Kurumi Nara will face off in the 2nd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2 pm (est) on Court Philippe CHATRIER.
Serena Williams
Ranked no. 10, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Vitalia Diatchenko 2-6 6-1 6-0.
Williams has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2019, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The American lost in the 4th round w/o to Maria Sharapova.
Kurumi Nara
Ranked no. 238, the Japanese got to the 2nd round after beating Katarzyna Kawa 6-2 1-6 7-5, Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 4-6 6-4, Conny Perrin 7-62 7-5 and Dalila Jakupovic 7-5 5-7 6-3.
The Japanese has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2019, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Kurumi lost in the 1st round 1-6 6-3 6-4 to Barbora Strycova.
Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Kurumi Nara
There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Kurumi Nara since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.07
Kurumi Nara -> 9.00
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