Second seed Sloane Stephens of the U.S. will meet Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in the first round of the 2023 WTA Rabat Open on Monday, May 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Sloane Stephens v Vera Zvonareva match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Sloane Stephens v Vera Zvonareva Head to Head
Zvonareva won their only meeting in Indian Wells in 2010.
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Stephens In Good Form on Clay
It’s been a roller-coaster season for Sloane Stephens so far, but the American comes to Rabat in good form having won a WTA 125 title on clay earlier this month.
In what was her maiden Challenger final, Stephens ousted Greet Minnen in straight sets to claim the Saint Malo title.
The world no. 36 Stephens is 11-10 overall and 7-3 on clay, which includes her run to the Challenger title.
After getting off to a 0-3 start in 2023, Stephens finally won matches in Merida and Austin, falling in the quarterfinals of both the tournaments. However, just when it seemed the former no. 3 was back in form, he form suffered again. She won just one match in her next four tournaments, before going all the way to the title in Saint Malo.
Most recently, she played in Rome where she won the first round but lost in the second.
A seven-time winner from 10 finals, Stephens was a French Open finalist in 2018 and a winner in Charleston in 2016. Those were the only two clay court finals over her career.
Can the second seed make a good start on her Rabat debut?
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Zvonareva Yet to Win a Singles Match This Year
Former world no. 2 Vera Zvonareva is yet to win a singles match this year.
The 38-year-old Russian, currently ranked no. 1251 in the world, has featured in four singles matches, across levels in 2023 and has lost all four of them.
In fact she has not won a singles match in over a year, with her last win coming in March 2022 in the second round in Miami.
This year, Zvonareva lost her only WTA main draw match in Dubai against Amanda Anisimova. She also lost her first qualifying round matches in Abu Dhabi and Miami and her first round match in WTA 125 in Reus.
Zvonareva is yet to win a set this year and has won just 19 games in her four matches.
While she has struggled in recent years, the Russian was one of the top players till 2011, winning 12 titles from 30 finals, which included runner-up finishes at the 2010 Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Stephens v Zvonareva Prediction and Tip
This is expected to be a one-sided affair, with Stephens make quick work of Zvonareva.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Stephens to win: 1/10
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 17.5 games in the match: 4/5
The 2023 WTA Rabat Open will be played from May 21 to 27. 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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