Serena Williams (USA) [17] vs. Naomi Osaka (JPN) [20] This is my prediction post for the 2018 US Open women’s final. Last year I incor…
Serena Williams (USA) [17] vs. Naomi Osaka (JPN) [20]
This is my prediction post for the 2018 US Open women’s final. Last year I incorrectly predicted that Madison Keys would beat Sloane Stephens in the 2017 US Open final . This year I have correctly predicted 3 of 4 women’s quarterfinals, 3 of 4 men’s quarterfinals, 1 of 2 men’s semifinals and 1 of 2 women’s semifinals. I will also predict the winner of the 2018 US Open men’s final between Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic.
WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS REVIEW
Serena Williams (USA) [17] d. Anastasja Sevastova (LAT) [19] 6-3 6-0. I thought that this match would be a bit tougher than it turned out to be, thanks to the willingness of Serena to go to the net to finish points quickly. Sevastova has aspects of her game similar to Roberta Vinci who provided Serena one of her most devastating losses here in New York in 2015 when she was attempting the calendar Grand Slam. Because Serena’s game is so powerful, people often have difficulty coming up with an effective game plan against her, but moving the ball around and mixing up pace is usually a better idea than trying to outhit her. She can get frustrated and impatient if she makes too many errors and then starts to press and make more errors. Sevastova attempted this strategy, but Serena remained calm and cool as she overwhelmed the Latvian with powerful strokes hit deep into the corners of the court.
