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Match Details
Fixture: (8) Sofia Kenin vs Katie Volynets
Date: August 19, 2024
Tournament: Tennis in the Land 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
Prize money: $267,082
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video
Sofia Kenin vs Katie Volynets preview
Eighth seed and former Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin will begin her campaign at the 2024 Tennis in the Land event by facing off against Katie Volynets in the first round. Kenin was last seen playing singles at the Canadian Open, where she lost against Wang Yafan in the opening round.
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The World No. 56 has been in woeful form in 2024. She is currently on a streak of losing opening-round matches in the last four events. The last event where she made a decent run was the French Open, reaching the third round where she lost against Clara Tauson. She has had more success playing doubles this year, winning the Abu Dhabi Open and the Miami Open with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Katie Volynets has also not had much success in the main draw of WTA singles events. The American player last played at the Cincinnati Open, losing to Taylor Townsend in the qualifiers. She has played the qualifying stages regularly, but has not managed to make deep runs in the main draws, barring the Thailand Open where she reached the quarterfinals.
Volynets has had more success on the WTA-125 level. She won the Makarska Open, defeating Mayar Sheriff in the final, and also reached the semifinals of the L&T Mumbai Open, losing to Storm Hunter.
Sofia Kenin vs Katie Volynets head-to-head
The head-to-head between Kenin and Volynets is tied at 1-1, with Volynets winning their last encounter at this year's Miami Open in three sets.
Sofia Kenin vs Katie Volynets odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Sofia Kenin vs Katie Volynets prediction
Hard courts have been the most successful surface for Kenin in her career, as four of her five career titles have come on the same surface, including her Australian Open triumph in 2020. However, in 2024, she has won a single match on hard courts in the main draw of a WTA event, the Hobart International where she defeated Greet Minnen in the opening round.
Meanwhile, Volynets has won over 40 matches in 2024, but most of them have come at the WTA-125 level events and the qualifiers of other WTA events. Overall, she has shown good form, though the level of her opponents has not been exemplary.
Given the current form of the two players, Volynets has a good chance of causing an upset as she defeated Kenin this year on the hard courts of Miami.
Pick: Volynets to win in three sets.
