US Open 2024 Qualifying: Alycia Parks vs Leyre Romero Gormaz preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (99) Alycia Parks vs (176) Leyre Romero Gormaz

Date: August 19, 2024

Tournament: US Open 2024

Round: First Round (Qualifying)

Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $22,000

Live Telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN, RDS

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Alycia Parks vs. Leyre Romero Gormaz preview

Parks at Polish Open 2024 - Source: Getty

Home favorite Alycia Parks will take on Spanish star Leyre Romero Gormaz in the first round of the 2024 US Open qualifiers.

Parks is entering the US Open qualifiers after successfully lifting the 2024 Polish Open trophy. She also reached the third round of the Australian Open before facing defeat at the hands of Coco Gauff in straight sets this year. In doubles, she reached the semifinals at the Miami Open with Asia Muhammad before they lost to Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe.

On the other hand, Romero Gormaz is stepping into this fixture after a tough year. She has struggled to surpass the Round of 16 in her last four tournaments. She lost to Italy's Renata Zarazúa in the Wimbledon qualifiers in straight sets.

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Alycia Parks vs Leyre Romero Gormaz head-to-head

Parks and Romero Gormaz have yet to face each other professionally.

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Alycia Parks vs Leyre Romero Gormaz odds

Odds will be updated as soon as more information is acquired.

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Alycia Parks
Leyre Romero Gormaz

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Alycia Parks vs Leyre Romero Gormaz prediction

Parks has won 46.94% of her matches in the last six months, compared to Romero Gormaz winning 60.71%. However, Parks has played against opponents with an average rank of 155 compared to Gormaz's 306. Both players have mostly played their tournaments at the ITF and Challengers levels.

When comparing their deciding set performance, Parks has won 50% of such under-pressure situations compared to Gormaz's 47%, which may give her an added advantage in stepping into this match. However, Gormaz has a better breakpoint conversion statistic at 55.47% compared to Parks' 53.57%.

Regarding their service performance, Parks has won 43.26% of her second-serve points while Gormaz has won 46.61%. While returning the serve, both players fare evenly, successfully returning 54% of their opponent's serves. With both young players trying to reach further into the US Open, it will be interesting to see if Parks eventually wins the fixture thanks to her home crowd.

Pick - Parks will win in three sets.