Prediction Of Kenin Vs Alexandrova H2H, Who Will Win At WTA Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024?

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Kenin and Alexandrova are on the Day 2 Schedule at Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024 on October 8, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Sofia Kenin (USA #162) is facing Ekaterina Alexandrova (#33) in their first meeting at the Wuhan tournament. Kenin has reached the Round of 16 in her previous two appearances at Wuhan. Her best results in WTA 1000 tournaments have been semifinal appearances in 2019 Toronto, 2019 Cincinnati, and 2023 Guadalajara. Kenin has a 3-6 record against Top 50 players this year, with her most recent win over No. 23 Caroline Garcia at Roland Garros. She has won four of her five career titles on hard courts, including Lyon and the Australian Open in 2020.

On the other hand, Alexandrova is looking for her first career win at Wuhan after falling in the first round in her previous appearance in 2019. She has a 6-3 record against players outside the Top 100 this year, but she lost her most recent match to No. 163 Polina Kudermetova at Seoul. Alexandrova‘s best results in WTA 1000 tournaments have been semifinal runs at 2022 Madrid and 2024 Miami. She has won two of her four career titles on hard courts at Seoul in 2022 and Shenzhen in 2020. Additionally, she owns one WTA 1000 title at 2019 Cincinnati and reached two further finals at 2016 Rome and 2016 Montreal.

In terms of tournament history, Kenin has reached the Round of 16 at Wuhan in both her previous appearances. Her career-best WTA 1000 results include semifinal runs at 2019 Toronto, 2019 Cincinnati, and 2023 Guadalajara. She has faced occasional difficulties, dropping her opening match of a tournament 12 times this year, most recently at Toronto. Four out of her five career titles have come on hard courts, including Lyon and the Australian Open in 2020. It is worth noting that Kenin is currently ranked No. 162, whereas last year she was ranked No. 30 during the Asian swing.

On the other hand, Alexandrova has faced a previous defeat in the first round during her only appearance at Wuhan in 2019. Her best result in a WTA 1000 tournament was reaching the semifinals in 2022 Madrid and 2024 Miami. While she has a positive record against players outside the Top 100 this year (6-3), she suffered a loss to No. 163 Polina Kudermetova in her recent match at Seoul. Two out of her four career titles have been won on hard courts, specifically at Seoul in 2022 and Shenzhen in 2020. It is interesting to note that Alexandrova‘s current ranking is No. 33, a slight decrease from No. 22 during last year’s Asian swing when she reached the 2nd round at Seoul, the quarterfinals at Tokyo, and fell in the 1st round at Beijing.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kenin will win.
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