World no. 61 Katie Boulter of the Great Britain will meet world no. 114 Yafan Wang of China in the second round of the 2023 US Open on Wednesday, August 30. Get the predictions and odds of this Katie Boulter v Wang Yafan match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Katie Boulter v Wang Yafan Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Boulter Breezes Past Parry
World no. 61 Katie Boulter won a match at the U.S. Open for the first time in her career.
Boulter, who was knocked out in the opening round in her only previous main draw appearance in 2021, needed just an hour and 23 minutes to dispatch Diane Parry in straight sets in the first round.
The Briton was not broken in the match as she saved all four of the break points that she faced. Meanwhile she held five break points and converted four of them to register a 6-4, 6-0 win.
Boulter reached her maiden WTA final in Nottingham this year and successfully claimed her first ever title. Additionally, she reached three ITF finals, winning one and finishing runner-up in two of them.
Boulter has reached the third round of a major twice, making it to the round of 32 at Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023. Can she reach the third round at the US Open?
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Wang Stuns Garcia
Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang scored a massive first round upset as she knocked out seventh seed Caroline Garcia.
The world no. 114 needed only 71 minutes to race past the Frenchwoman 6-4, 6-1. Wang won 825 points on the back of her first serve, she saved all three of the break points that she faced and converted 4 of the 10 that she held to trounce the world no. 7.
It is the third time in what is her fifth main draw appearance at the US Open hat she has made it to the second round.
Wang has never reached the third round of a Grand Slam.
She has entered the tournament as a qualifier after dominating all three of her qualifying round matches. Wang defeated Sara Bejlek 6-0, 6-0 in the first qualifying round, Ann Li 6-2, 6-4 in round 2 and Marina Bassols Ribera 6-2, 6-2 in the final qualifying round.
Wang has now won 11 matches in a row. She had won her maiden WTA 125 title in Stanford last week, after making the main draw as a qualifier. She is 33-5 on hard courts across levels this year.
Can she keep her winning momentum going?
Boulter v Wang Prediction and Tip
Given how Wang has been playing at the moment, she will be the favourite against Boulter despite being the lower ranked player.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Wang to win: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 4/6 (with bet365)
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