Cincinnati Masters 2022: Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Cincinnati Masters 2022: Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang

Anett Kontaveit will be up against Shuai Zhang in a blockbuster round of 16 clash at the Western & Southern Open 2022. Kontaveit is ranked 2nd in the world while Zhang is ranked 44th.

Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang: Match Details

  • Tournament: Western & Southern Open 2022
  • Match: Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang
  • Round: Round of 16
  • Date: 18th August 2022
  • Venue: Cincinnati, United States
  • Surface: Clay
  • Prize Money: $2,527,250

Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang: Preview

Anett Kontaveit

World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit has a record of 24 wins and 12 losses this season and has a 12-7 win-loss ratio on hard courts. Her best finish this season was winning the title in St. Petersburg beating Maria Sakkari in the final. She has started the Cinncinati Open on a high beating Tereza Martincova after a three set thriller in the first round. She made a great comeback after falling behind in the first set and winning the match 3-6 7-5 6-4.

On the other hand, Shuai Zhang has a record of 26 wins and 20 losses this year so far and has managed a ratio of 9-9 on hard courts. She won the title in Lyon beating Dayana Yastremska in the final and has also started the Cinncinati in fine fashion. She beat Naomi Osaka in the first round and then faced Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second-round beating her with a 6-3 6-4 win to progress to the third round tie.

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Kontaveit and Zhang have played four times against each other with Kontaveit winning thrice and Zhang winning only once.

Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang: Prediction

Shuai Zhang

Anett Kontaveit has been in great form this year and has shown great character in all the tournaments she has played in and she is also one of the best players in the world on clay at the moment. Expect a good match with Kontaveit moving into the next round.

Prediction: Kontaveit to win in two sets.

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Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

  • USA – Tennis Channel
  • UK – Amazon Prime Video
  • Australia – beIN Sport
  • France– Eurosport
  • Italy– Sportcast
  • Germany– Sky Deutschland
  • Spain– Telefonica 

Anett Kontaveit vs Shuai Zhang: Match Timings

  • Melbourne– 3:00 AM
  • Paris– 7:00 PM
  • London– 6:00 PM
  • New York– 1:00 PM
  • Toronto– 1:00 PM
  • India– 10:30 PM

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