US Open 2024: Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (16) Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet
Date: August 27, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: First round ( Round of 128)
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
Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet preview
16th seed Sebastian Korda will take on Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the opening round of the 2024 US Open. Korda has been in good form in 2024, as his 30-18 record suggests.
The American has been in impressive form since his first-round loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon. He won his maiden ATP 500 title at the Citi Open before reaching the semifinals of the Canadian Open, beating the likes of Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev in the process.
Korda last competed at the Cincinnati Open, suffering a 5-7, 1-6 defeat to Pablo Carreno Busta.
Corentin Moutet has had an average season in 2024, as is evident by his 11-11 win/loss record in the season. The Frenchman last played at the Winston-Salem Open where he lost in the second round to Roman Safiullin.
Moutet has achieved good results on clay. Earlier this year, he reached the semi-final of the Chile Open, losing to Alejandro Tabilo. The World No. 69 reached the round of 16 at both the French Open and the Paris Olympics. He lost to Jannik Sinner and Tommy Paul in those matches.
Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet head-to-head
The head-to-head is 1-0 in favor of Korda, with the American player winning the only match against Frenchman at the 2022 Australian Open in five sets.
Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Sebastian Korda vs Corentin Moutet prediction
Korda is a highly proficient player on hard courts as the American has six event finals on the surface, winning the title at the Citi Open this year. However, the US Open has been one hard-court event where the World No., 15's performance has been abysmal as he won only one match at the Flushing Meadows in four attempts.
Moutet has extensively played in clay courts in 2024. The Frenchman only started playing hard-court tennis before the US Open. He has won a single match out of the three matches that he has played on the surface this season.
Given the hard-court form, and considering the crowd support that will be behind him, Korda is the outright favorite to win this match.
Pick- Korda to win in straight sets