On the first day of the US Open 2020, the duel between the Australian Astra Sharma (126 WTA) and Dayana Yastremska (25 WTA) from Ukraine is scheduled on the main women’s panel.
The recommended prognosis for this unique duel is favorable for the tennis player from Europe, one of the strongest players on the WTA circuit, at present.

Astra Sharma: Team shape, news and statistics

Astra (24 years old) is at the second direct presence on the main board of the US Open, after the one from the previous edition.
In 2019 she lost in 2 rounds to the Polish Magda Linette, 3-6 4-6.
Sharma is a good service player, with excellent results in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events.
It is 1.78 meters tall and weighs about 80 kilograms.
At the first Grand Slam of the season, she was eliminated from the inaugural round by Anett Kontaveit, score 0-6 2-6, and throughout the 2020 season she has only 2 appearances on the main tables of the WTA category tournaments, in Hobart and Monterrey.

Dayana Yastremska: Team form, news and statistics

Dayana (20 years old) was named the number 19 seed at the current US Open.
In 2018 she lost from the first round with Muchova, and last year she reached the third round, being eliminated by Elina Svitolina.
Yastremska is expected to reach the second week of the tournament, according to the form shown in previous tournaments, since the official resumption of the women’s professional circuit.
The lane is a good one, with Brengle or Tsurenko in round 2, Rogers or Rybakina in round 3 and probably Kvitova in the round of 16.
The sportswoman now coached by Sascha Bajin develops very high speeds in the shots behind the field, both with the forehand and with the backhand, and behind the service she constantly makes solid games, closed with a lot of direct winning points.

🎾Statistics of direct matches Astra Sharma vs Dayana Yastremska

▪️It will be the first direct confrontation between the two.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Astra Sharma vs Dayana Yastremska Pont

I go with confidence in the hand of the player ranked with over 100 places higher in the WTA hierarchy. Yastremska has a better competitive pace, already playing a few extra matches in the post-quarantine tournaments.
Apart from a first quality service, the Australian does not have much valid arguments to play on a par with an opponent who hits the ball very aggressively and very strongly, from any position.
Sharma is slower in lateral movement and I think she will be outdone by the speed of the game developed by the Ukrainian.

Prediction Today: Yastremska -1.5 handicap sets
Odds: 1.53