Number five seed Leylah Fernandez will meet Peyton Stearns in the second round of the 2023 WTA Rabat Open on Wednesday, May 24. Get the predictions and odds of this Leylah Fernandez v Peyton Stearns match, along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Leylah Fernandez v Peyton Stearns Head to Head
The two players have never met before on the WTA Tour.
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Stearns Off to a Solid Start
In line with the wonderful start that Peyton Stearns of the USA has had to the season, she continued in the same vein in Rabat. Facing Hungary’s Panna Udvardy, she won the match 6-1, 6-1 – winning 67% of the points behind the first serve.
That win puts her now at an impressive 29-7 for 2023, which includes her maiden WTA silverware. Just last month, she was the runner-up in Copa Colsanitas – losing to Tatjana Maria in the final.
Most recently, Stearns was a finalist in ITF Charleston as well – this one losing to Emma Navarro. That said, it was in April, and she did not compete in any of the WTA 1000 events in Rome or Madrid.
Earlier in the season, the 21-year-old won the ITF titles in Orlando and Georgia and took the runner-up trophy in Naples.
Peyton’s participation in WTA events has been on the lower side, but she has impressed whenever she took the stage. Case in point, she was a quarterfinalist in WTA Austin and reached the second round in Indian Wells Open.
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Fernandez Seeking Resurgence
2023 has not been that great for the former world number 13, Leylah Fernandez. Now ranked #51, her current record stands at 16-11, but it is not all that bad – considering she is still 20 and has done rather well to build her experience.
Most recently, she was a semifinalist in ITF Madrid – a move she made after losing in the first round in Madrid and Italian Open. Much of her season has gone by in such early defeats, sans the ASB Classic, where Fernandez was a quarterfinalist.
The 2021 US Open Finalist has done in doubles, too – having made it to the final in Auckland and Miami with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Taylor Townsend, respectively.
Leylah has some history on clay, too – notably the quarterfinal showing in French Open last season. But whether she can translate that into a good result in Morocco is anyone’s guess.
Fernandez v Stearns Prediction and Tip
Fernandez survived a tricky test against Angela Boluda in the opener, winning 6-3, 6-4. Stearns will be a tougher crack – given her form. We may very well be looking at a long affair where Peyton will call the shots.
Tips:
- Low-Risk Tip: Stearns to win: 3/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 20.5 games in the match: 5/6
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 the rest of the tennis match previews here.
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