Fourth seed Sloane Stephens will face Lauren Davis in an all-American first round contest at the 2023 Hobart International on Monday, January 9. Get the live streaming options of this Sloane Stephens v Lauren Davis match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Sloane Stephens v Lauren Davis Head to Head
They are 2-2 from their previous meetings, but this will be their first meeting since 2015.
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Consistency Was an Issue for Stephens in 2022
Knocked out in the first round of the Auckland Open by Rebeka Masarova, Sloane Stephens will look to get into a rhythm in Hobart.
The American, who won her seventh career title in Guadalajara last year, will be looking to find some consistency in her game this year. She played some good tennis last year but in patches, and an 18-17 record is a reflection of that.
In addition to the title in Guadalajara, the 2017 U.S. Open champion also reached the quarterfinal of the French Open and finished the year with another last eight finish in Guadalajara-2.
However, in between those deep runs there were also plenty of early disappointments, including nine first round exits. She didn’t win consecutive matches in any of the other tournaments either.
So, the world no. 37 will be hoping to get some consistency in her game. Her rankings saw a lot of fluctuation last year, but she finished well.
2023 didn’t start the way the 29-year-old would have liked as she went down to World no. 130 Masarova in straight sets in Auckland. She was seeded no. 2 in the tournament, but was outplayed by the qualifier in the first set and then despite putting up a better show in the second set went down in the tiebreak to go down 3-6, 6-7 (5-7).
Can she get her first win of the season on Monday?
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Davis Comes Through Qualifiers
World no. 87 Lauren Davis knocked out Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl in the second qualifying round on Sunday to reach the main draw of the Hobart Open.
Davis, who has reached the last eight in Hobart twice before, faced just one break point in the match, which she could not save. She herself held 10 break points in the match and she converted four of them to win the contest 7-5, 6-2.
Davis was dominant in her first qualifying round as well as she ousted Kamilla Rakhimova 6-0, 6-3.
The 29-year-old will be playing in the main draw for the first time this year. Last week she played in the qualifying rounds in Auckland. While she defeated Tamara Zidanšek with ease, she fell to Danka Kovinic in three and failed to qualify.
Davis was 28-25 overall last year. Her best came on clay as she reached the semis in Bastad and the quarterfinals in Budapest-2 and Parma. On hard courts she had a 14-12 record from all levels, with her best being a last eight finish in Adelaide-2.
Having made it to the main draw in Hobart, can she cause an early upset?
Stephens v Davis Prediction and Tip
This is an interesting contest. They are 2-2 overall from their previous matches. Davis has a 3-1 record this year from all her matches, while Stephens is 0-1. So Stephens hasn’t played enough yet, while Davis has found a bit of rhythm. The latter will surely give Stephens a fight, but eventually the fourth seed should get her first win of the year.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Stephens to win: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Three sets in the match: 5/4 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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The 2023 Hobart International will be played from January 9 to January 14. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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