Ann Li and Astra Sharma will square off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on Court 7. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ann Li who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ann Li is the pick to win this match.
Ann Li -> 1.6
Astra Sharma -> 2.28

Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).

To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.

Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).

At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.

 

Prediction and head to head Ann Li vs. Astra Sharma

This will be the 2^nd time that Ann Li and Astra Sharma square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Li (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Li won 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in the W100 Bonita Springs back in 2023.

Ann Li

Ranked no. 131, the American reached the qualifications after defeating Lanlana Tararudee 2-6 6-4 6-4.

In the qualifications against Tararudee, Li recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-4).During the match, Li scored less points (2) than Tararudee. In fact, the world no. 131 won 84 points vs Tararudee’s. That means that Li was more focused during the important points. Li was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about the service games, Li scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Ann Li lost the serve 4 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Li put 61% of her first serves in, winning 66% (37/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Tararudee 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).

Li has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 60% of her matches (216-146). 5-8 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Li has an overall119-80 record in the last 9 years on hard.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title the Valencia where she defeated Viktoriya Tomova in the final 6-3 6-4.

The American has a compiled 27-19 win-loss record in 2024, 5-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Astra Sharma

Ranked no. 151, the Australian got to the qualifications after beating Margaux Rouvroy 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3.

In the qualifications, Astra defeated Rouvroy (7-6⁵ 2-6 6-3).During the match Sharma scored less points (2) than Rouvroy. In fact, the world no. 131 won 103 points vs Rouvroy’s. That means that Sharma was more focused during the important points. Astra was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.

About the serving games, Sharma bagged 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Astra Sharma lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Sharma put 69% of her first serves in, winning 63% (50/79) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (21/36) on the 2nd serve. Astra broke Rouvroy twice after converting 25% of her break points (2/8).

Astra has a compiled 10-18 win-loss record in 2024, 2-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2019, 2020 and 2021. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Li	Sharma
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	30
Pts	84-86	103-105
Total Points	170	208
Winners	37	50
%Winners	44%	49%

Both Li and Sharma played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Ann Li surrendered 1 set, while Astra Sharma lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Li and Sharma have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Li played 2 games less than Sharma. Ann scored 37 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian bagged 50 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Li	Sharma
Aces	1	5
Avg per match	1	5
1st in	56/92	79/115
%1st in	61%	69%
1st pts	37/56	50/79
%1st pts	66%	63%
2nd pts	18/36	21/36
%2nd pts	50%	58%

Li recorded 1 ace . Sharma also bagged 5 aces . Li won 66% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Sharma won 63% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Li	Sharma
Won	4	2
Converted	4/7	2/8
% Converted	57%	25%
Conceded	10	11
Saved	6	8
% Saved	60%	73%
Times Broken	4	3

The American broke her opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ann dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Sharma broke her opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. Sharma conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.

Li
	Q1 Tararudee	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	28
pts	84-86	84-86
Total points	170	170
Winners	37	37
%Winners	44%	44%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	56/92	56/92
% 1st in	61%	61%
1st pts	37/56	37/56
% 1st pts	66%	66%
2nd pts	18/36	18/36
% 2nd pts	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/7	4/7
Converted %	57%	57%
Conceded	10	10
Saved	6/10	6
Saved %	60%	60%
Times Broken	4	4

Sharma
	Q1 Rouvroy	Total
Score	7-65 2-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
pts	103-105	103-105
Total points	208	208
Winners	50	50
%Winners	49%	49%
SERVE
Aces	5	5
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	79/115	79/115
% 1st in	69%	69%
1st pts	50/79	50/79
% 1st pts	63%	63%
2nd pts	21/36	21/36
% 2nd pts	58%	58%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/8	2/8
Converted %	25%	25%
Conceded	11	11
Saved	8/11	8
Saved %	73%	73%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

• Mason RecciRecci – Arthur BernabeBernabe (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Rayane RoumaneRoumane – Simohamed HirsHirs (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Juan Pablo Grassi MazzuchiPablo Grassi Mazzuchi – Cayetano MarchMarch (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maxim KrapivinKrapivin – Akram El SallalyEl Sallaly (6-0 0-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Luis BrittoBritto (7-5 4-6 7-6⁴) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sergio BarrancoBarranco – Diego Fernandez FloresFernandez Flores (6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Giles HusseyHussey – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Priscilla HonHon – Daria SnigurSnigur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich – Heather WatsonWatson (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Iryna ShymanovichShymanovich – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mai HontamaHontama – Destanee AiavaAiava (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Ana KonjuhKonjuh – Julia RieraRiera (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Francesca JonesJones – Ena ShibaharaShibahara (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rebecca MarinoMarino – Arianne HartonoHartono (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Veronika ErjavecErjavec (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jessika PonchetPonchet – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mirjam BjorklundBjorklund – Elizabeth MandlikMandlik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Xinyu GaoGao – Yulia StarodubtsewaStarodubtsewa (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Eva LysLys – Olivia GadeckiGadecki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Kathinka Von DeichmannVon Deichmann – Yuriko MiyazakiMiyazaki (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Usue Maitane ArconadaMaitane Arconada (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Ann LiLi – Astra SharmaSharma (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hanna ChangChang – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alycia ParksParks – Despina PapamichailPapamichail (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Varvara LepchenkoLepchenko – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nao HibinoHibino – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (1-4) – H2H and prediction
• Su Jeong JangJeong Jang – Sijia WeiWei (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Yexin MaMa – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arina RodionovaRodionova – Irina Maria BaraMaria Bara (0-1) – H2H and prediction