Pliskova vs Pavlyuchenkova: will Anastasia advance into the quarter-final of US Open?
In two most recent head-to-head matches Pliskova was defeated by Pavlyuchenkova. But she also won six head-to-head matches against the Russian player. On September 6, opponents will face each other in the round of 16 at US Open. Who will advance into the quarter-final? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Karolina Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova approached the start of US Open after a successful performance in two consecutive tournaments. She reached the final at Montreal and the semi-final at Cincinnati. Seems like Czech player gained wonderful form for the last Grand Slam tournament of the season.
So far Pliskova had only one difficult match, in the second round against Anisimova, but she managed to record a victory (7:5, 6:7, 7:6). Matches against McNally (6:4, 6:3) and Tomljanovic (6:3, 6:2) were easy for the Czech player. We should note that in the most recent match against Tomljanovic World No. 4 player didn't lose a single game at her serve.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova didn't get enough match practice before the start of New York tournament. Due to problems with visa she missed the tournament in Cincinnati. Nonetheless, Russian player performed well in first three matches of US Open.
Her path at US Open is pretty similar to Pliskova's path. Just like the Czech player, Russia representative played the most difficult match in the second round. She needed three sets to record a victory over Schmiedlova (6:2, 5:7, 6:2). In two other matches Pavlyuchenkova beat Riske (6:4, 6:2) and Gracheva (6:1, 6:4) without any problems.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Only in one out of eight head-to-head matches a set exchange took place

СтавкаSecond set: total over 9.5
In five out of eight head-to-head matches Pliskova and Pavlyuchenkova played more than nine games in the second set

Tip and bets
Czech player is an overwhelming favourite of an upcoming match. But we think that Pavlyuchenkova is playing great at New York. Especially on her serve. Pavlyuchenkova should be able to play more accurately on the baseline than Pliskova.
Russian player also won two most recent head-to-head matches. We offer to place a risky bet on the Russian player to advance into the quarter-final.
Our prediction - Pavlyuchenkova to win
Opponents got into the round of 16 pretty easily, they had some problems only in the second round. Both of them are playing great on the serve, so they should be able to win games confidently. We offer a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 21 games