One of them has her game tailor-made for grass and the other one has her game suited for the claycourts. Does that give a clear indication of who will emerge the winner? If one has a look at their head-to-head record, it will be seen that the former US Open champion Samantha Stosur, who is known for her clay prowess, has won four of their five matches. Nevertheless, Sabine Lisicki has a wonderful connection with the hallowed turf of SW19 and it brings the best out of her.
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She loves these courts and performs admirably well with this year being no exception so far. Her movement, serve, shot selection has so far been impeccable and she has looked lethal. Stosur, on the other hand is trying to shake off her grass demons and has said her positive attitude is finally working well for her on the verdant green lawns. She is determined, looks intrepid but would that be enough to pierce the German barrier and her soaring self-belief?
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Prediction: Lisicki wins in straight sets.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.