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Match Details
Fixture: (13) Alycia Parks vs Despina Papamichail
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: Second Round (Qualifying)
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, U.S.
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $75,000,000
Live Telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN, RDS
Alycia Parks vs Despina Papamichail preview
Thirteenth seed and home favorite Alycia Parks will continue her quest for a third US Open main draw berth against Greece's Despina Papamichail in the second round on Tuesday, August 20.
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Parks has an 18-18 match record this season. She reached the third round of the Australian Open at the start of the year but has failed to get going otherwise. She has, however, found success in the challengers, getting the better of compatriot Bernarda Pera in Veneto, Italy, and Maya Joint at the Warsaw Open in Poland.
Parks kicked off her US Open qualifying campaign with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spain's Leyre Romero Gormaz in the opening round on Monday.
Papamichail, on the contrary, has yet to make a WTA main draw appearance this year. She failed to make it through the qualifiers in Australia, Abu Dhabi, San Diego, France, and Wimbledon. She hasn't found much success in the WTA 125 and ITF circuits either, with semifinal runs at the ITF Spain 13A and ITF France 19A her best results so far.
Papamichail opened her US Open campaign against America's Louisa Chirico in the first round. She came through an emphatic three-setter with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 scoreline.
Alycia Parks vs Despina Papamichail head-to-head
Alycia Parks and Despina Papamichail have yet to face off in professional competition, so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Alycia Parks vs Despina Papamichail odds
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Alycia Parks vs Despina Papamichail prediction
Alycia Parks made a dominant start to her US Open campaign with a comfortable win in the opening round. The 23-year-old was terrific on the return, converting three out of five break-point opportunities. However, her serve was inconsistent, winning only 76% of points on the first serve and committing nine double faults.
Despina Papamichail, meanwhile, displayed incredible composure and skill to come out on top in her first-round match. The 31-year-old Greek struggled on serve but managed to play the important points well en route to the win. She was brilliant at the net, winning 9 points out of 10. She wasn't afraid to go for the winners either, notching a total of 21. However, that resulted in 22 unforced errors.
Parks enters the contest as the favorite to go through, given her current form and superior hard court record. Parks has also made two previous main draw appearances at the US Open, unlike Papamichael, who is yet to compete in her first Grand Slam main draw. The American has played more matches on tour this season and has also enjoyed success on the ITF circuit, which gives her a slight advantage heading into the match.
Pick: Parks in straight sets.
