Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens – Round of 16 – Preview & Prediction | 2023 Western & Southern Open
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THE FACTS
When is Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens on and what time does it start? Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens will take place on Thursday 17th August, 2023 – not before 16:00 (UK)
Where is Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens taking place? Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens will take place at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Ohio, USA
What surface is Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens being played on? Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens will take place on an outdoor hard court
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What channel is Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens on in the UK? Marketa Vondrousova vs Sloane Stephens will be televised live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
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THE PREDICTION
World number 10 Marketa Vondrousova has seriously impressed this week in Cincinnati after snapping her nine-match winning streak, stretching back to her Wimbledon glory last month, against Coco Gauff at this stage of last week’s Canada Masters. The 24-year-old has beaten two strong foes in Katerina Siniakova and Anastasia Potapova to steady the ship in Cincinnati but she will face a totally different prospect in former world number three Sloane Stephens, who upset defending champion Caroline Garcia to back up a solid opener. World number 38 Stephens won the US Open in 2017 and then the Miami Open a year later to prove her credentials on US hardcourts but, like Vondrousova, she is probably at her most comfortable on clay with both players finishing runner-up at Roland-Garros in successive years – Stephens to Simona Halep in 2018 and Vondrousova to Ash Barty in 2019.
The pair have never met on tour to make this a fascinating, potentially thrilling, clash on Thursday but Vondrousova has to be favoured with her insatiable recent form. Take the Czech to edge through.
