Qinwen Zheng vs Sofia Kenin Prediction & Betting Tips - Japan Women's Open
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Qinwen Zheng is the top seed in the Toray Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo. The 22-year-old has reached the final and takes on wild card Sofia Kenin in Sunday's title decider. Here's our match prediction.
Zheng is seventh in both the overall and WTA Race. No change in position will take place even if the title is won on Sunday. The Chinese number one is in her second successive hard court final. Her last tournament saw her beaten by world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Her consistency is undoubted with this being the fourth tournament in a row she's reached at least the last eight. Wins in Tokyo have come against Moyuka Uchijima, eighth-seeded Leylah Fernandez, and the sixth seed Diana Shnaider, Only Fernandez has win a set against her.
Sofia Kenin is playing in only her second WTA Tour final since 2020. Her most recent one was in September 2023 but the wild card has been in good form this week. The world number 155 is up to 87th in the live list.
Kenin had lost her last three matches before this tournament. This week has seen her beat three seeded players and on Saturday, she defeated Katie Boulter in straight sets.
We tip Zheng to win in straight sets.
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Qinwen Zheng vs Sofia Kenin Form
Qinwen Zheng and Sofia Kenin Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
26 Oct 2024 - Japan Women's Open
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13 Oct 2024 - WTA Wuhan Open
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11 Oct 2024 - WTA Wuhan Open
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
25 Oct 2024 - Japan Women's Open
25 Oct 2024 - Japan Women's Open
23 Oct 2024 - Japan Women's Open
7 Oct 2024 - WTA Wuhan Open
27 Aug 2024 - WTA US Open
21 Aug 2024 - WTA Cleveland Open
Qinwen Zheng - Sofia Kenin Key Points
- Zheng was ranked 148 places above Kenin at the start of this tournament.
- Only six players have earned more ranking points than Zheng this year.
- Zheng is in her second successive final.
- Kenin is in only her second WTA Tour final since 2020.
- Kenin has lost 20 of the 31 matches she's played against top ten ranked opponents.
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Our Qinwen Zheng vs Sofia Kenin Prediction
Qinwen Zheng bids to win her third WTA Tour final of the year. It's her fifth title decider of 2024 and the Chinese player has been in excellent form this week with only one set dropped. 15 of her last 18 matches have been won, two of the losses inflicted by Sabalenka.
Sofia Kenin can't match that kind of form but has beaten three seeded players to get to this final. This is a big step up though for her. Our Qinwen Zheng v Sofia Kenin prediction is Qinwen Zheng to win in straight sets.
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