On Thursday, Yafan Wang (No. 73 in the world) takes on Victoria Azarenka (No. 20) in the Round of 16 at the Citi Open.
In her last match on Monday, Wang knocked off Karolina Pliskova in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, to move on past the Round of 32. Azarenka claimed a victory in two sets the last time she competed, 7-6, 7-6 over Hailey Baptiste in the Round of 32 on Tuesday.
- Tournament: Citi Open
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: Thursday, August 1
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Yafan Wang vs. Victoria Azarenka matchup stats
- In seven tournaments on hard courts over the past year, Wang has gone 9-6.
- Wang has won 71.1% of her service games on hard courts and 37.0% of her return games over the past year.
- Wang has converted 59 of 135 break points on hard courts (43.7%) over the past 12 months and is 196th in break points won.
- In the Wimbledon, Wang’s last tournament, she was beaten 2-6, 2-6 by No. 13-ranked Madison Keys on July 4 in the Round of 64.
- Azarenka is 20-13 in 13 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Azarenka has a 70.6% winning percentage in service games when playing on hard courts, and a 39.4% winning percentage in return games.
- On hard courts Azarenka is 113th in break point winning percentage (44.7%) after going 132-for-295.
- In the semifinal of her most recent tournament (the Bett1open) on June 22, Azarenka was beaten by No. 24-ranked Anna Kalinskaya 1-6, 7-6, 1-6.
Wang vs. Azarenka futures odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 12:56 AM ET.
- Wang Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +4000
- Azarenka Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +1400
Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 12:56 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
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