Charleston Open 2022 Final: Belinda Bencic vs Ons Jabeur preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match details
Fixture: (10) Belinda Bencic vs (4) Ons Jabeur.
Date: 10 April 2022.
Tournament: Charleston Open 2022.
Round: Final.
Venue: Charleston, USA.
Category: WTA 500.
Surface: Outdoor clay (green).
Match timing: Not before 1.30 pm local time, 5.30 pm GMT, 11 pm IST.
Prize money: $888,636.
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video.
Belinda Bencic vs Ons Jabeur preview
Olympic champion Belinda Bencic will look to win her maiden claycourt title when she takes on World No. 10 Ons Jabeur in the Charleston Open 2022 final on Sunday.
Bencic has been on a roll in the last three weeks after a slow start to the year. The Swiss made it to the semifinals of the Miami Open last week and has backed it up with a run to her first-ever final on clay at Charleston this week.
The World No. 21 has had to do it the hard way, though. She was on the verge of defeat in her first round against Xiyu Wang and second seed Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals. But the 25-year-old was able to pass both those tests.
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She then cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win in her semi-final encounter against Ekaterina Alexandrova to book a title showdown with fourth seed Ons Jabeur.
Charleston has been a happy hunting ground for the Tunisian. Having reached the semifinals of the WTA 500 event and the final of the WTA 250 event at this venue last year, Ons Jabeur has enjoyed a strong run once again.
Jabeur made it to three quarterfinals this season before arriving in the American city, where she made her first final of 2022.
The 27-year-old stormed through each of her first three rounds without dropping a set. In the semifinals, she faced a stiff challenge from 15th seed Amanda Anisimova, who led by a break in the decider.
But Jabeur's guile ultimately helped her defuse the American's firepower and paved the way for her entry into the final.
The 2022 final is set 🤜🤛
@BelindaBencic vs @Ons_Jabeur
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Belinda Bencic vs Ons Jabeur head-to-head
Bencic leads Jabeur 1-0 in the head-to-head. She beat Jabeur in Madrid last year after the Tunisian retired with Bencic leading 7-6(2), 4-3.
Belinda Bencic vs Ons Jabeur odds
Jabeur is the favorite to lift the title. She has done well in Charleston for two years in a row now, which gives her an edge. The World No. 10 is also the higher ranked player of the two and has the game to trouble Bencic.
Although World No. 21 Bencic isn't favored to win, she has been in fine form this week.
(All odds sourced from Betmgm.com)
Belinda Bencic vs Ons Jabeur prediction
Bencic played some brilliant tennis against Alexandrova to secure her berth in the final. She produced five aces, won 75% of her first-serve points and saved two of the three break points she faced.
Bencic will need to be on her toes against Jabeur and ready to deal with a lot of dropshots coming from the other end of the net.
Jabeur will look to mix things up in order to break down the Swiss' game and eke out errors from her racquet. But it remains to be seen how fast she will recover after being involved in a 106-minute tussle with Anisimova in the semifinals.
Bencic will be the fresher of the two coming into this match and that could make all the difference.
Prediction: Belinda Bencic to win in three sets.