The 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams will face Ajla Tomljanović in the third round on 2 August. The Queen of tennis wishes to end her best from her professional career. Will Serena continue her magic towards her 24th Grand Slam title? Let us look into, Serena Williams vs Ajla Tomljanović Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, Betting Tips and Live Stream- US Open 2022.
Serena Williams has been sensational past three days, as she defeated World No. 2 in the second round. The 40-year-old has the most number of Grand Slams which is been perfectly reflected in her U.S Open performance. Williams begins her last U.S Open campaign with a mind-blowing win over D. Kovinic in straight sets. She witnessed one of the best matches in U.S Open 2022 second-round matches with a mouth-dropping win against Anett Kontaveit. However, Serena held up to every single game tight parallel with Kontaveit leading to a decider after the second set drop.
Despite losing a couple of points in the tiebreak, Serena hit a few exquisite and unbelievable shots down the lines to take the first set. However, the 2nd seed did not gave lose to Williams and equalised the match at 1-1. Ultimately, William was the one to step ahead of Anett with a few crucial breaks of games to advance to the third round.
Ajla Tomljanović, the 29-year-old, eliminated Muchova in the first round in a dramatic second-set tiebreak. Even after a single break worked enough for Ajla in the first set, Muchova made it quite spiced up in the second. Ultimately, Ajla succeeded to defeat Muchova in two sets. However, the Australian had to fight tough against Rodina to stay in the match after the first set loss. Tomljanović will also be competing in the Women’s doubles with the duet, Sofia Kenin.
Serena Williams vs Ajla Tomljanović Match Details
- Tournament: U.S Open (Grand Slam)
- Round: Third Round
- Category: Women’s Singles
- Venue: New York, United States
- Surface: Hard
- Prize Money: $60,102,000
Serena Williams vs Ajla Tomljanović Head-to-head
This will be their first meeting in the third round.
Head-to-head: First meet
Serena Williams vs Ajla Tomljanović Match Prediction: Who will advance to the third round?
Williams is fired up in her last major tournament before retirement. She has defeated World No. 2 with almost ease. However, the Australian can give her tough competition in the third round, therefore it will not be an easy task to accomplish. Ajla mostly serves accurately, thus, it can be a winning factor for her to beat the champion.
Prediction: Ajla Tomljanović will win in three sets.
Betting Tips: Ajla will win at 1.4 odds.
Serena Williams’s Last three performances
- Second Round of U.S Open 2022: Beat Anett Kontaveit7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2
- First Round of U.S Open 2022: Defeated D. Kovinic 6-3, 6-3
- R64 of Cincinnati Open 2022: Lost against Emma Raducanu 4-6, 0-6
Ajla Tomljanović’s Last three performances
- Second Round of U.S Open 2022: Beat E. Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
- First Round of U.S Open 2022: Defeated K. Muchova 6-3, 7-6(5)
- Quarter-final of Cincinnati Open 2022: Lost to Petra Kvitova 2-6, 3-6
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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