Sofia Kenin vs Clara Tauson Prediction & Betting Tips - Japan Women's Open
WTA - Japan Women's Open
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Wild card Sofia Kenin takes on lucky loser Clara Tauson in round two of the WTA event in Tokyo. The winner goes into the last eight and will face either third seed Daria Kasatkina or unseeded McCartney Kessler. Here's our match prediction.
Sofia Kenin is down at 155th in the latest rankings and needed a wild card to get into the main draw of this tournament. The American has been struggling for form in recent weeks with her last three matches all ending in defeat.
Of those three losses, two went to a final set. Her most recent tournament was in Osaka with Kenin losing to the then world number 188 Aoi Ito. Kenin got back into winning ways this week with a straight sets win over tenth seed Wang Xinyu.
Clara Tauson is the world number 55 but had to go through the qualifying rounds. Only one game was lost in her first match but then Tauson lost to Saya Ishii in three sets after only losing one game in the first.
The 21-year-old was then reinstated as a lucky loser and beat Nao Hibino in the first round for the loss of five games. Tauson beat Kenin earlier this year but that was on clay at Roland Garros. We tip Tauson to get the win.
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Sofia Kenin vs Clara Tauson Form
Sofia Kenin and Clara Tauson Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
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3/6 (50%)
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Sofia Kenin - Clara Tauson Key Points
- Tauson was ranked 100 places above her opponent in the latest rankings.
- Kenin had lost her last three matches before this tournament.
- Tauson won the only previous meeting between the pair.
- Tauson has reached a recent final and quarter-final on hard courts.
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Our Sofia Kenin vs Clara Tauson Prediction
Clara Tauson lost in the final qualifying round of this tournament but has been in good form in recent weeks. The final was reached in Hong Kong and a quarter-final in Osaka last week. That's better form than has been shown by her second round opponent Sofia Kenin.
The American had been struggling for wins before her first round victory. Our Sofia Kenin v Clara Tauson prediction is Clara Tauson to win.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
