World number 12 Belinda Bencic will be up against Arantxa Rus, ranked 69th in the world in the first round of the 2021 US Open on Monday, August 30. Get the live streaming options of this Belinda Bencic v Arantxa Rus match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Belinda Bencic v Arantxa Rus Head to Head
There have been two previous encounters between these two, both of which were held on indoor hard courts and Bencic has won both times.
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Tokyo Gold Medallist Bencic in Fine Fettle
A final on the hard courts of Adelaide and then another one grass courts of Berlin was followed by a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, signalling a return to form for Bencic.
Especially in hard court tournaments, given Bencic had struggled through most part of the same in 2020, winning two back to back only in the competitions she had participated in.
And now coming into US Open, Bencic will also take heart from her showing in Cincinnati, where she overcame three tricky opponents to reach the quarterfinals. Wins over Marketa Vondrousova, Shelby Rogers and Karolina Muchova meant she had a good chance of going the distance before she was stopped by Jil Teichmann.
Can she continue her fine form into a tournament she had last played in 2019 and made the semifinals as well?
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Rus 1-5 on Hard Courts This Year
After having begun the season with a string of appearance in hard court competitions, Rus has since opted to feature chiefly on clay and spread across both, the WTA and ITF circuits, she has played in 35 matches altogether on the red dirt.
And while she enters the season’s last Grand Slam on the back of successive ITF competition victories, those came on clay.
With virtually no practice on hard courts since her fifth defeat of the season on that surface – to just one win – at Miami Open, Rus would have found it difficult to adapt anyway.
Add that to the fact she is looking at an opponent who is in some of the best form of her career in recent times and the Dutchwoman could be in a lot of strife.
Bencic v Rus Prediction and Tip
Bencic couldn’t have picked up an easier opponent to start things off at US Open this year and that shows in the odds on offer as she starts off 1/4 favourite. Expect a straight-set win here.
Tip: Bencic to win in straight sets: 1/2 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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