US Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka vs Ekaterina Alexandova preview, stats and odds of the 3rd round match

The Grand Slam week has been full of intense and shocking results and we all have seen some incredible matches in this tournament as well. The US Open has really been a tournament to look forward to and to see how the stars have been performing so far we it will be treat to watch how it will end in the long run.

We are currently in the third round of the contest and the match that we all will be hyped up for will be between World number 2 Aryna Sabalenka and Ekaterina Alexandrova. Both these players have had a great tournament so far and this will surely be a Soviet battle all of us will be looking forward to going forward. We all know that Sabalenka is the in form player, Alexandrova cannot be underestimated due to the experience she has in the game.

Match details

Fixture: Aryna Sabalenka vs Ekaterina Alexandrova

Date: August 31, 2024

Tournament: US Open 2024

Round: 3rd Round

Venue:  USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York

Category: Womens singles

Surface: Hard

Head-to-Head 

There is no doubt that Sabalenka has been rising to the top of the chain this season unlike Alexandrova, but the Russian still has given some great matches to us especially while she was up against Sabalenka. Both the players are currently tied at 3-3 after 6 matches and have not played a game since last season's Wimbledon. This will really be a test for both the players and another great game to look out for.

Odds

Prediction

Though the head-to-head stats of the players are tied there is no surprise that Sabalenka is the favorite to win in the odds. The Belarusian has been in great form and is comfortably a contender to win the Grand Slam title as well. We all know that Alexandrova can be a dark horse and will look to win this battle in round 3, but we still have to remember that it is Sabalenka who is the woman in form and she has an eye on another title.