Katie Volynets vs Sofia Kenin Prediction, Picks, Odds, H2H, Stats - 8/19/24
Americans Katie Volynets and Sofia Kenin will clash in Cleveland in the first round of the Tennis in the Land Tournament and we have a coin-flip situation on our hands.
The line setters show no favoritism toward either player with an even line posted for this upper-bracket affair, although 8-seeded Kenin is 0 – 5 in her last 5 outings.
Katie Volynets hasn’t fared well since returning to hardcourt action posting a 3 – 3 record at three events in North America since Wimbledon.
EJ Garr’s Katie Volynets vs Sofia Kenin prediction features odds at +140 on the expectation of a shootout in Cleveland.
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Katie Volynets vs Sofia Kenin Prediction: Americans Clash in Cleveland
- Prediction: Match Total Over 2.5 Sets
- Best Odds: +140
- Bookmaker: Pinnacle
- Stakes: 3/10
Odds updated at 7:00 am UK Time on August 19, 2024.
It will be a clash of two Americans in Cleveland and the line setters aren’t showing any indication toward a winner of this first-round affair.
I agree with them because deciding if Katie Volynets or Sonya Kenin can play tennis today can be a coin-flip decision on any day.
Kenin is winless in the last 5 outings and the first of those losses came against 78th-ranked Golubic at Eastbourne. 77th-ranked Harriet Dart provided the next surprise for Kenin, and no one can blame her for losses to Swiatek or Badosa leading up to the loss to 62nd-ranked Yafan Wang.
While Sonya struggles to regain confidence, Katie Volynets had most of July off after losing at Wimbledon to eventual tourney winner Barbora Krejcikova. After a first-match loss in Washington DC, Volynets picked up two wins in Toronto against two players ranked outside the top 180 (Fung, 331 & Miyazaki, 183), and Elise Mertens ended that event for Katie with a 3 – 1 win.
I am counting on the fact that neither of these Americans is playing well at the moment and the two meetings between them have gone the distance.
I also expect a lot of mistakes and enforced errors that lead to breaks to build the game count. Pinnacle offers -120 odds on the Over 21 Games, but I foresee the three sets to topple that number and the +140 on the Over 2.5 Sets brings better value to the table.
KATIE VOLYNETS RECENT FORM
Katie has accumulated a 43 – 18 record this year and for the first time in her career will produce a winning record on all three surfaces. Volynets is 20 – 10 on hardcourts
After a masterful 18 – 6 record on clay including a title run at the Makarska Challenger in Croatia, Katie has also taken advantage of a weak schedule. The quality of wins Volynets has picked up in 2024
The win over Ons Jabeur at Indian Wells is by far the biggest victory of the season for Katie, and as you go down the list of wins it is tough to find wins over players ranked inside the top-40.
SOFIA KENIN RECENT FORM
Kenin’s recent form is rubbish! There is nothing good to say about a 0 – 5 run when three of those opponents are ranked lower than you are.
Kenin has played 11 hardcourt matches in 2024, and only one of those encounters worked into a win. At 1 – 10 on hardcourts with a 7 – 19 record this campaign, the 56th-ranked American is set to have a losing record on all three surfaces this season.
VOLYNETS VS KENIN H2H – STAT OF THE MATCH
Volynets and Kenin have split wins from two meetings that have each gone the distance.
In 2023 at San Diego, Kenin got smashed 6 – 1 in the opening frame and mounted a comeback to win in three sets.
This past March in Miami, Volynets leveled the series with a three-set win making this the rubber game in the series.
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