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Match Details
Fixture: Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel
Date: August 26, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 128)
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $75,000,000
Live Telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN, RDS
Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel preview
Sloane Stephens will take on Clara Burel in the first round of the 2024 US Open. The winner of the match will face either 20th seed Victoria Azarenka or Yulia Starodubtseva in the second round of the New York Major.
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Stephens has won 19 out of 37 matches so far this season, winning the Open de Rouen. The 31-year-old, currently 60th in the WTA rankings, kicked off her US Open Series campaign at the Citi Open, where she suffered a 3-6, 5-7 defeat to compatriot Amanda Anisimova in the first round.
She then competed at the Canadian Open and endured another opening-round exit, this time at the hands of Greet Minnen. The Belgian broke Stephens six times during the match to register a 6-2, 6-2 win.
Meanwhile, Clara Burel has won 14 out of 34 matches so far in 2024, reaching the quarterfinals of two WTA 500 tournaments in Linz and Strasbourg. Her third last-eight appearance of the season came at the ongoing Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.
Burel started the WTA 250 event with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Elvina Kalieva to set up a second-round clash against 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. She registered another straight-set win, beating the American 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals.
Here, the Frenchwoman faced top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and suffered a 6-2, 6-2 defeat after the Brazilian broke her five times during the match.
Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel head-to-head
Stephens holds a 1-0 head-to-head lead against Burel, having previously beaten her 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this season.
Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel odds
(All odds are sourced from BetMGM).
Sloane Stephens vs Clara Burel prediction
While Stephens has a relatively better record in 2024 compared to Burel, her performances have been far from impressive since her title win in Rouen. The American has won just four out of 13 matches after that. Burel, on the other hand, will be in good spirits after reaching the quarterfinals in Cleveland.
Stephens adopts a rather defensive style of play and is a good counterpuncher who can transition from defense to offense quickly. The 31-year-old served four aces from her two matches so far during her last two tournaments in Montreal and Washington and will be hoping to fetch more of those in the faster courts at the Flushing Meadows.
Burel has a decent serve that has fetched her 18 aces from her four matches across the Tennis in the Land and the Cincinnati Open. The Frenchwoman's serve will come in very handy in her US Open first-round fixture. That said, she needs to be careful not to serve too many double faults, having already produced 26 of those in her last four matches.
Burel never shies away from hitting her wide range of shots and her stamina will be fruitful in dealing with Stephens' persistence.
Stephens might have the crowd's support, but her recent run of form has been disappointing, which might tip the scales in her opponent's favor.
Pick: Clara Burel to win in three sets.
