Former world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will meet Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Caroline Wozniacki v Tatiana Prozorova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Caroline Wozniacki v Tatiana Prozorova Head to Head
It will be a first meeting between the two.
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Wozniacki Playing First Slam Since 2020
She came out of her retirement in Montreal earlier this month and now former world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki is preparing to play her first Grand Slam since her third round finish at the Australian Open in 2020.
Handed a wild card for this year’s US Open, the 33-year-old Dane is 1-2 from her two tournaments in the run-up to the final slam of the season. She beat Kimberley Birrell in the first round in Montreal before falling to Marketa Vondrousoav in the second round.
In her next assignment, she lost her opening round fixture against Varvara Gracheva in Cincinnati.
Can she turn back the clock in her 14th US Open appearance. She has been brilliant in the tournament in the past, reaching the final in 2009 and 2014 and finishing as a semifinalist in 2010, 2011 and 2016. The last time she played in Flushing Meadows, it was in 2019, when she lost in the third round.
Currently ranked no. 627th in the world, the former Australian Open champion will hope to get her first win in a major since 2020.
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Determined Prozorova Makes the Main Draw
Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova dug deep to see off Tamara Zidanšek in a thrilling three-setter on Saturday which earned her a maiden spot in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
The world no. 229 Prozorova saved a match point in the final set, before winning the three-and-a-half hour final qualifying round 7-6 (13-11), 3-6, 7-6 (10-8).
She had also saved as many as eight set points in the opening set against the world no. 119 Zidansek. Prozorova had also won her first two qualifying rounds in three sets, beating Yuliya Hatouka 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 and Iryna Shymanovich 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in the first and second qualifying rounds respectively.
Prozorova is 33-18 this season, with her best being a title success in an ITF event in Madrid.
Wozniacki v Prozorova Prediction and Tip
Just out of retirement, it will be a test for Wozniacki. Meanwhile, Prozorova is coming off thre tough wins and will be high on confidence. It won’t be an easy way back to Grand Slam tennis for Wozniacki, but given her past accomplishments, she is expected to go past her first round opponent.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Wozniacki to win: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 4/6 (with bet365)
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