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Match Details
Fixture: (WC) Venus Williams vs (Q) Greet Minnen
Date: August 29, 2023
Tournament: US Open 2023
Round: First round (Round of 128)
Venue: New York, United States
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $65,000,000
Live telecast: USA - ESPN | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky Sports | India - Sony Sports
Venus Williams vs Greet Minnen preview
Seven-time Major champion Venus Williams will square off against Greet Minnen in the first round of the 2023 US Open.
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Williams started the year on a winning note by defeating Katie Volynets in Auckland. However, she then sustained an injury during her second round defeat to Zhu Lin, which sidelined her for months.
The American returned to action during the grass swing, with the Libema Open being her comeback tournament. While she fell in her opener there, Williams notched up her second victory of the season in her next event. She ousted Camila Giorgi in Birmingham before falling to Jelena Ostapenko.
Williams' Wimbledon campaign was rather brief as well as she fell to Elina Svitolina in the first round. Her losing streak continued at the Canadian Open with a first-round defeat to Madison Keys.
Williams scored one of her biggest wins in recent times by defeating World No. 16 Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. She then lost to Qinwen Zheng in three sets and pulled out of her next tournament in Cleveland due to an injury.
Minnen's US Open journey commenced in the qualifying rounds against Zeynep Sonmez and scored a three-set win over her. She then scored a straight sets victory against Sinja Kraus.
Katrina Scott stood between Minnen and a place in the main draw. The latter managed to capture the first set, but her opponent fought back to claim the second set and force a decider. The Belgian came out on top in the final set to win the match 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 and qualify for the main draw.
Venus Williams vs Greet Minnen head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between them, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Venus Williams vs Greet Minnen odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Venus Williams vs Greet Minnen prediction
Williams was initially set to face Paula Badosa in her opener, but the Spaniard has since withdrawn due to an injury and ended her season as well. Minnen has now taken her place in the draw.
Williams has shown she has the will and the game to go toe-to-toe with her younger opponents. However, she has fallen short of coming out on top for the most part. Her movement seems a bit labored, but if the ball lands right in her striking zone, she's able to wrestle control of the rally.
Minnen has just won a couple of main draw matches this season. However, her best result at a Major did come at the US Open back in 2021, when she made it to the third round here. Given the Belgian's rather poor form this season, Williams should be able to make a winning start in New York.
Pick: Venus Williams to win in three sets.
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