Taylor Townsend vs Mirra Andreeva Prediction & Picks - WTA US Open

Prediction published on 8/29/25, 7:30 PM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 1/13/26 at 6:39 AM in Tennis Picks

There will be a clash of extremes between Townsend (139th) and Andreeva (5th) in the round of 16 at the US Open women's tournament. The match will be held at Billie Jean King court on Friday. Townsend has never ranked higher than 68th in the WTA rankings in her career, which explains why she is clearly not considered a favorite to win the title. Nevertheless, she managed to defeat Ruzic (69th), who mainly plays on the ITF circuit, in the first round (6-4/6-4). The American did not particularly shine, but took advantage of her opponent's numerous unforced errors at decisive moments.

In the second round, she faces Ostapenko (26th), who is superior on paper but has been completely out of form since the end of the French Open three months ago. Townsend won the match again in two sets (7-5/6-1). The two players produced a similar level of play, but the difference was mainly physical, with Townsend covering a distance of 827 meters compared to 655 meters for her opponent.

Andreeva, meanwhile, is a true prodigy who, at just 18 years old, ranks fifth in the WTA rankings. Her entry into the competition was immediately noticed. She gave Parks (ranked 56th) a real tennis lesson, winning 6-0, 6-1. Her dominance was total thanks to an exceptional serve that didn't even give her opponent a single break point. The Russian faced slightly tougher competition in the round of 32 against her compatriot Potapova (ranked 53rd).

Facing an opponent who returned better than Parks, she had to increase her serve speed from 96 mph to 105 mph. As a result, she committed four double faults but remained very solid on her serve. She patiently waited for her opponent's unforced errors to win 6-1, 6-3.