US Open 2024 Final: Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori preview, head-to-head, odds, prediction and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (WC) Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs (3) Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori
Date: September 5, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: Final
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, United States
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $75,000,000
Live telecast: USA - ESPN | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky Sports | India - Sony Sports
Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori preview
The mixed doubles final of the 2024 US Open will be contested between the home-favorite pair of Taylor Townsend and Donald Young and the third-seeded Italian pair of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. Townsend's form in doubles has been exceptional in 2024, as she won her maiden Major title in women's doubles with Katerina Siniakova as her partner.
On the other hand, Donald Young is a veteran in American tennis who has a credible doubles pedigree and was the 2017 French Open finalist in men's doubles with Santiago Gonzalez. The American pair entered the US Open as wildcards and started their campaign with a win over Asia Muhammad and Andres Molteni in the first round. They kept their form, defeating the Lydiia Kichenok and Hugo Nys team in straight sets in the second round.
The American team got their biggest win in the quarterfinals, as they defeated the defending champions Anna Danilina and Harri Heliovaara in the quarterfinal in a ten-point tiebreaker in the third set. They then defeated the eighth-seeded pair of Aldila Sutjiadi and Rohan Bopanna in the semi-final.
Sara Errani is an accomplished doubles player, having been the World No.1 and with five women's doubles titles with her compatriot Roberta Vinci. Andrea Vavssori has been in good form recently in doubles, as he reached the finals of the men's doubles at the Australian Open and the French Open with Simone Bolelli. At the US Open, the Italian pair won a tight match against the American Wildcard pair of Shelby Rogers and Robert Galloway in the first round.
The third-seeded pair defeated another American Wildcard team of Maria Mateas and McKenzie McDonald. The Italian pair's most impressive win came in the quarterfinals, where they defeated the current Australian Open and Wimbledon mixed doubled champion team of Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski. They defeated another American pair of Tyra Grant and Aleksander Kovacevic in the semi-final.
Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the pair, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0.
Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Taylor Townsend/ Donald Young vs Sara Errani/ Andrea Vavassori prediction
In their semi-final against Bopanna/Sutjiadi, Townsend/ Young won 74 percent of their first serve points, and won 47 percent of the return points in the match. The pair hit 26 winners and made only 14 unforced errors, indicating that they played an efficient brand of tennis.
In their semi-final, Errani/ Vavassori won 74 percent of their first-serve points as well, along with 67 percent of the second-serve points. They made only 7 unforced errors in the match while hitting 20 winners.
Even though the Italian pair are seeded, the American pair have momentum and will have the crowd' support. With both of them being left-handed, they will have the advantage while serving, especially on the wide lines.
Pick- Townsend/ Young to win in straight sets