Varvara Lepchenko and Despina Papamichail will face off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Court 11. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Varvara Lepchenko who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Varvara Lepchenko is the pick to win this match.
Varvara Lepchenko -> 1.34
Despina Papamichail -> 3.15

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Prediction and head to head Varvara Lepchenko vs. Despina Papamichail

There is no head to head record between Varvara Lepchenko and Despina Papamichail since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Varvara Lepchenko

Ranked no. 196, Varvara reached the qualifications after defeating Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-3 and Valerie Glozman 4-6 6-4 6-3.

In the qualifications against Glozman, Varvara recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match, Lepchenko scored 89 points vs Glozman’s 79. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.

Talking about the service games, Lepchenko bagged 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Varvara Lepchenko lost the serve 6 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Lepchenko put 73% of her first serves in, winning 60% (36/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Glozman 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Lepchenko started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.

Lepchenko has good record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (238-194). 9-7 on hard in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Lepchenko has a composed 135-104 match record in the last years on hard.

Varvara’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the W75 Brescia and the W35 Rome.

Varvara has a compiled 34-24 win-loss record in 2024, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Despina Papamichail

Ranked no. 236, Despina got to the qualifications after defeating Louisa Chirico 6-4 2-6 6-1 and Alycia Parks 7-5 5-7 6-2.

In the qualifications, The Greek defeated Parks (7-5 5-7 6-2). During the match Papamichail scored 108 points vs Parks’s 92. Despina was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.

About the serving games, Papamichail scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Despina Papamichail lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Papamichail put 62% of her first serves in, winning 60% (37/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the 2nd serve. Despina broke Parks 7 times after converting 58% of her break points (7/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Papamichail started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.

Papamichail’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Larnaca.

The Greek has an aggregate 19-20 win-loss record in 2024, 3-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021 and 2023. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Lepchenko	Papamichail
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	46	57
Pts	156-129	182-161
Total Points	285	343
Winners	65	63
%Winners	42%	35%

Both Lepchenko and Papamichail played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Varvara Lepchenko surrendered 1 set, while Despina Papamichail surrendered 2 sets. Lepchenko has played 1 set(s) less than Papamichail (5 vs 6). Therefore, Lepchenko played 11 games less than Papamichail. Varvara scored 65 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Papamichail managed to score 63 winners (35%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Lepchenko	Papamichail
Aces	8	4
Avg per match	4	2
1st in	106/145	102/165
%1st in	73%	62%
1st pts	65/106	63/102
%1st pts	61%	62%
2nd pts	20/39	35/63
%2nd pts	51%	56%

Lepchenko bagged 8 aces (4 per match). Papamichail managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Lepchenko won 61% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Papamichail won 62% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Lepchenko	Papamichail
Won	12	13
Converted	12/23	13/20
% Converted	52%	65%
Conceded	15	17
Saved	8	8
% Saved	53%	47%
Times Broken	7	9

The American broke her opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Lepchenko lost her serve 7 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded. Despina broke her opponents 13 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Greek conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 47% of the break points that she conceded.

Lepchenko
	Q1 Zidansek	Q2 Glozman	Total
Score	6-2 6-3	4-6 6-4 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	17	29	46
pts	67-50	89-79	156-129
Total points	117	168	285
Winners	29	36	65
%Winners	43%	40%	42%
SERVE
Aces	4	4	8
Double Faults	2	3	5
1st in	46/63	60/82	106/145
% 1st in	73%	73%	73%
1st pts	29/46	36/60	65/106
% 1st pts	63%	60%	61%
2nd pts	10/17	10/22	20/39
% 2nd pts	59%	45%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	7	12
Converted	5/10	7/13	12/23
Converted %	50%	54%	52%
Conceded	7	8	15
Saved	6/7	2/8	8
Saved %	86%	25%	56%
Times Broken	1	6	7

Papamichail
	Q1 Chirico	Q2 Parks	Total
Score	6-4 2-6 6-1	7-5 5-7 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	25	32	57
pts	74-69	108-92	182-161
Total points	143	200	343
Winners	26	37	63
%Winners	35%	34%	35%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	4
Double Faults	4	2	6
1st in	40/65	62/100	102/165
% 1st in	62%	62%	62%
1st pts	26/40	37/62	63/102
% 1st pts	65%	60%	62%
2nd pts	14/25	21/38	35/63
% 2nd pts	56%	55%	56%
Breaks
Won	6	7	13
Converted	6/8	7/12	13/20
Converted %	75%	58%	65%
Conceded	7	10	17
Saved	3/7	5/10	8
Saved %	43%	50%	47%
Times Broken	4	5	9

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