Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Sara Sorribes Tormo Prediction & Betting Tips - Cleveland, USA, Qualifying

Prediction published on 26/08/2023, 04:31  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 26/08/2023 at 05:00 in Tennis Predictions

Fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo will on Saturday contest the Tennis in the Land final. This is Tormo’s second tour final of her career and Alexandrova’s seventh. Ekaterina Alexandrova has already won one tour title in 2023. She emerged tops in the Rosmalen Open in June for the second time in her career. The Russian will hope for the same fortunes in her bid to win a third tour title on hard court. To advance to this round, she defeated unseeded Zhu Lin in straight sets, losing seven games. It was her third 2-0 victory in her four matches in Cleveland. Alexandrova, who has played in every edition of this tournament, has compiled a 27-14 record in 2023. Eleven of her wins have come in 17 outings on hard court. Making the final has allowed her to move up to 20th place in the live ranking.

Sara Sorribes Tormo has the head-to-head advantage in this fixture. Seven years have passed however since their first and only encounter. Despite this, she will be confident of securing a similar outcome here. Tormo has had a fairytale ride to the final. She lost in qualifying and got a chance to play in the main draw as a lucky loser. She took that chance and blazed through her path, winning all four rounds without dropping a set. The Spaniard defeated top 10 seeded players Veronika Kudermetova and Sloane Stephens. This has been a shot in the arm propelling her to only the second tour final of her career. To secure this feat, she defeated unseeded Tatjana Maria by the loss of seven games. Ranked 66th in the live ranking after a massive 29-place jump, Tormo has compiled a 23-12 record in 2023. She has won five of the seven matches she has played on hard court. The 26-year-old did however lose a final on clay in the ITF circuit back in May.