No. 9 seed Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic will meet no. 22 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in the third round of the 2023 US Open on Saturday, September 2. Get the predictions and odds of this Marketa Vondrousova v Ekaterina Alexandrova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Marketa Vondrousova v Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head
Vondrousova leads 3-1. After meeting three times till 2017, they met again earlier this year in Adelaide, with Vondrousova winning that contest in three sets.
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Vondrousova Motors Along
Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova scored a second straight sets win in a row to reach the third round of the US Open for the second time in her career.
The left-handed Czech, who had beaten Korea’s Han Na-lae 6-3, 6-0 in the first round, needed an hour and 21 minutes to dispatch Italy’s Martina Trevisan.
Broken once in the match, Vondrouosova saved four break points and capitalised on half of the 10 breaking chances to beat the world no. 58, 6-2, 6-2.
Vondrousova, who was in the fourth round of the US Open in 2018, had not gone past the second round in her other three attempts. Can she match her previous best with another win on Saturday.
She goes into the match in good form and has been on top of her game throughout the year. A 38-12 season record is a testament of that. Can she knock out the in-form Alexandrova and continue her march forward?
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Alexandrova Eases Past Tsurenko
After being made to work hard in the first round by Leylah Fernandez, Ekaterina Alexandrova did not need to spend much energy in beating Lesia Tsuenko in the second round on Thursday.
Alexandrova needed under an hour to beat the Ukrainian 6-1, 6-3. While it was one way traffic in the first set with the Russian breaking thrice, she faced some stiff resistance from Tsurenko in the second set.
Both players broke each other twice each in the first four games of the set, but then it was Alexandrova who got the decisive third break in the set and she didn’t throw away th advantage till the end of the match.
This is the first time that Alexandrova has reached the third round of the US Open and she has reached at least the round of 32 in each of the four majors this year. Her best was a fourth round finish in Wimbledon, can she match or better that in New York?
Alexandrova has been in stunning form of late and the win improved her to 29-15 for the season.
She was a finalist in Cleveland last week and is 61 from her last seven matches. Can she keep the solid form going?
Vondrousova v Alexandrova Prediction and Tip
Two players in great form come face to face in the third round. It is expected to be a cracking contest, with a third set separating the two. Expect Vondrousova to edge past the Russian into the fourth round.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Vondrousova to win: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 26.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
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