World number nine and Wimbledon winner Markéta Vondroušová will be up against South Korean qualifier and 243rd-ranked Han Na-lae in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Tuesday, August 29. Get the predictions and odds of this Markéta Vondroušová v Han Na-lae match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Markéta Vondroušová v Han Na-lae Head to Head
Vondrousova and Na-lae have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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Vondrousova Hoping to Emulate Wimbledon Showing
Vondrousova enters the US Open as the winner of the latest Grand Slam and that story was an inspiration of its own.
Having been struggling with her fitness around the same time last year, Vondrousova had come back this season and done quite well, almost like she had re-discovered her focus following her surgery and rehabilitation.
Still, it wasn’t like she was winning tournaments and when she entered the 2023 Wimbledon, she was still ranked 42nd in the world. While she was expected to do well, there weren’t too many who thought she could go the distance at Wimbledon, let alone win it.
And it’s wasn’t even like Vondrousova had an easy draw by any stretch, making her win extra-special.
She made the third round at the Canadian Open after that and was a quarterfinalist in Cincinnati – losing to Cori Gauff and Iga Swiatek at those competitions. She will be one of the dark horses starting out here and is 1/25 to win this opener (with bet365).
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Na-lae on US Open Debut
She has been around for eight years now, having first played at the US Open qualifiers in 2015. In this period, Han has never made the main draw here before and the only time she featured in the first round of a Grand Slam was at the 2020 Australian Open, losing her opener.
Which is why it’s a huge surprise she has managed to make it through the qualifiers in this year’s edition of the US Open.
In all three of the qualifiers, Han had gone in as a second favourite with odds of 13/10, 8/5 and 2/1 respectively with bet365 to win in those encounters.
And Han was pushed multiple times in those matches but her grittiness stood out as she made it through to the opener here.
Han has won just one main draw match this season and that came at the Hua Hin Open earlier this season. The once-149th-ranked player will hope she can put up a fight in this one despite facing an opponent of the pedigree of Vondrousova.
Vondroušová v Na-lae Prediction and Tip
This should be a pretty straightforward win for Vondrousova with a straightforward and straight-set victory expected.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Vondrousova to win in straight sets: 2/9 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 17.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 US Open will be played from August 28 to September 10. 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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