Sorana Cirstea vs Johanna Konta
3rd Septemberhrs
Tennis – USA – US Open 2020
Pick Konta -5.5 Games
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 3/4 odds taken 23:15 GMT Tuesday, 1st September
British Number One Johanna Konta had no trouble in her first-round match at the US Open 2020.
She saw off compatriot Heather Watson in straight sets and she will go into her second-round match as favourite as well.
In it, she will face world number 77 Sorana Cirstea in what will be just the second match between the two players.
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Sorana Cirstea Preview – Romania’s Cirstea a big underdog
Ahead of her trip to the US Open, Sorana Cirstea was holding a W7 L6 record for 2020.
Since the season restarted she lined up in the draw of two tournaments before the US Open.
She was taken out in the first round of the Palermo Ladies Open and then she failed to get past the qualifiers for the Western & Southern Open at Flushing Meadows last week.
If you look back at her form it is only two wins in her last six matches on the WTA Tour this year (including qualifying).
In the first round of the US Open 2020 Cirstea was up against America’s Christina McHale and took a win in straight sets there.
The Romanian is now a 9/2 underdog to pick up a second round win on Thursday* (odds taken 23:15 GMT Tuesday, 1st September).
Last year Sorana Cirstea did make it through to the third round of the US Open.
That was just the second time in eleven appearances in the main draw of the Grand Slam that she had been that far.
Since 2008 she has been past the third round all Grand Slam events combined, just once, which was a 4th round elimination at the 2017 Australian Open.
In the head to head against Johanna Konta there has been just the one previous meeting, won by the latter.
Johanna Konta Preview – Konta continues good form
After a big week in New York in reaching the semi finals of the Western & Southern Open, British Number One Johanna Konta had no trouble in the first round of the US Open.
Konta took a straight-sets victory over Heather Watson to ease through.
After a tight first set, Konta just breezed through the second to wrap things up.
That moved her on to an excellent W4 L1 record in her last five competitive matches.
In that hot streak of form as well, Konta has only dropped one set.
As she is the red-hot favourite for this fixture we can go to the set betting market where a Konta 2-0 is at 4/9* (odds taken 23:15 GMT Tuesday, 1st September).
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Johanna Konta’s best ever effort at the Australian Open has been a semi final berth which was back in 2016.
That’s actually the same record for all of the Grand Slam tournaments, so she has knocked on the door often enough.
In three of the four 2019 Slams, Johanna Konta hit at least the quarter finals.
So she looks good value here. In that one previous match against Cirstea, which was at Eastbourne in 2017, Konta won in straight sets 6-2 6-2.
We wouldn’t be too afraid to push a healthy game handicap on Konta, who is playing very well.
Sorana Cirstea vs Johanna Konta Betting Advice
So our pick for Sorana Cirstea vs Johanna Konta is going to be a Konta -5.5 games handicap* (odds taken 23:15 GMT Tuesday, 1st September)
She had no trouble in her previous fixture against Sorana Cirstea and we don’t expect any blip from the Brit in this one.
Key Facts – Sorana Cirstea vs Johanna Konta Betting Tip
- Sorana Cirstea has been to the 3rd round of the US Open once in her last nine main draw appearances
- Sorana Cirstea beat Christina McHale in straight sets in the first round
- Johanna Konta beat compatriot Heather Watson in the first round
Konta looks well on top of her game at the moment, both physically and mentally.
Notably, her service game is going very well and she looks to be covering the court with a good degree of confidence.
Konta should wrap this up quickly.
The best betting odds for Sorana Cirstea vs Johanna Konta
Sorana Cirstea to win: 9/2 at Bet365
Johanna Konta to win: 1/7 at Bet365
