Qinwen Zheng vs Donna Vekić Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA US Open

Prediction published on 31/08/2024, 08:03  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 31/08/2024 at 08:09 in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Qinwen Zheng meets 24th seed Donna Vekic in the fourth round at the US Open this Sunday. Ahead of their second meeting this year, we have a prediction for the match ready.

Zheng won her last two matches against Vekic. The most recent of those was four weeks ago in the final at the Paris Olympics. Having reached the US Open quarter-finals last year, the world number seven will be confident of another win in this fixture.

The Chinese player, who has compiled an impressive 36-13 record, defeated Jule Neimeier in straight sets in the last round. That was her first 2-0 success in this major after requiring a decider in her first two rounds.

Zheng made it to the Australian Open final this year and will be eager to replicate that feat here.

Vekic is having one of her best campaigns at tour level. She has an Olympic silver medal and has earned one runner-up finish on grass. The Croat also produced a run to the semi-finals at Wimbledon to record her best-ever result at a major.

Now she is one win away from equaling her best result at Flushing Meadows. The 2019 US Open quarter-finalist has won all her three matches here in straight sets. She defeated American Peyton Stearns by the loss of nine games to set up this match.

Advancing to this round has propelled Vekic up four places to 20th in the live ranking. The 28-year-old has compiled a 30-17 record and won 10 of her 17 matches on hard courts. The winner here will play Elise Mertens, Aryna Sabalenka or Ekaterina Alexandrova next.