Yulia Starodubtseva vs Sloane Stephens Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Memphis
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by Daniel Ngulu | in Tennis Predictions
Wildcard Sloane Stephens faces eighth seed Yulia Starodubtseva in the opening round of the inaugural Memphis Classic. This will be their first career meeting. Both players have had their struggles, but our prediction backs Starodubtseva, who has won 11 times on hardcourts this season.
Starodubtseva is back on tour this week and will be looking to improve on where she left off last time out. The Ukrainian went into a personal four-week break at the end of June after a series of poor results.
With her most recent appearance being at Wimbledon, Starodubtseva has won just once in her last five outings. She lost her last three matches and will be seeking a rise here.
Winner of 25 matches so far this year, Starodubtseva will start the new week as the world number 79.
Sloane Stephens is looking to produce her best run on tour in almost two years. The American will hope to make the most of playing on home soil to initiate a consistent run of form.
Stephens has won only one match on tour this year. She achieved that back in March in Miami. Playing mostly outside the tour, Stephens has compiled a 10-13 record.
A former world number three, the 33-year-old former US Open champion, will start her tournament ranked outside the WTA’s top 300.
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Yulia Starodubtseva - Sloane Stephens Key Points
- Stephens lost 13 of her 23 matches this season.
- So far this year, Starodubtseva has won 25 fixtures.
- Stephens has lost eight first-round matches so far this season.
- On hard courts this term, Starodubtseva has managed 11 victories.
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Our Yulia Starodubtseva vs Sloane Stephens Prediction
Our prediction for Yulia Starodubtseva v Sloane Stephens is that Yulia Starodubtseva wins. Though Starodubtseva is not on a strong run of form, we still fancy her to come out on top here. She has performed much better than Stephens, who has struggled playing mostly outside of the tour.
Starodubtseva has posted more victories on hard courts alone than Stephens has managed to win across all surfaces. Stephens has also suffered most of her setbacks this term in the opening round of tournaments she took part in.
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