2021 US Open Third Round – Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

Where is Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova taking place? Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

When is Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on and what time does it start? Sunday 5^th September, 2021 – not before 02:00 (UK)

What surface is Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova being played on? Varvara Gracheva vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will take place on an outdoor hard court

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THE LOWDOWN

World number 82 Varvara Gracheva is through to the third round of the US Open for the second year running to emulate her best finish at a Grand Slam. The Russian took out the 24^th seed Paula Badosa in two impressive sets late on Wednesday night to back-up a shakier win over Nuria Parrizaz-Diaz on Tuesday. 14^th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s second round match was fairly shaky too but she ultimately overcame Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to reach the third round. The 30-year-old finished runner-up to Barbora Krejcikova at Roland-Garros back in June and no player outside the top 40 has beaten her since the Istanbul Open in April, after which her form began to improve.

THE PREDICTION

World number 15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat a teenage Varvara Gracheva in three sets at the Kremlin Cup back in 2019. The 30-year-old has a wealth of experience with 12 WTA titles to her name and she is rarely beaten by significantly lower-ranked players. 21-year-old Gracheva’s defeat of in-form Paula Badosa makes this interesting but Pavlyuchenkova should still have enough to come through as the outright winner here.