Will Australian Samantha Stosur be able to progress to the second round with a win over Timea Babos? Join The Roar for live scores from around 6.30am (AEST) following the completion of Sam Querrey and Nicholas Mahut.
Stosur will begin her quest for a second US Open crown with a win today, however it won’t come easy against the up-and-coming Hungarian, who knocked her off in their most recent meeting.
This shapes as a tough match for the Australian, as Babos has a real chance. She went further than Stosur at the Cincinnati Masters, but was not very convincing.
To get past her more fancied opponent, Timea must be attacking and make an attacking threat on Stosur’s line to cause her to crack.
Stosur and Babos have played each other just the once, with Babos winning at the 2015 Cincinnati Masters in three sets 7-6, 4-6, 7-5.
Stosur has a win-loss record of 7-3 in her last ten matches and is coming off a loss to Timea Babos in three sets 7-6, 4-6, 7-5. Babos was defeated by Karolina Pliskova in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 during her preparation, and has a win-loss record of 4-6 in her last ten matches.
Prediction
Stosur will defeat Babos in an arm-wrestle.
Stosur in three sets.
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