The US Open is off to an incredible start and Wednesday's order of play is awesome.
I’ve found value on two second-round matchups on the women's side: Wang vs Parry and Vekic vs Minnen.
Here are my expert US Open betting picks for Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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Second Round US Open Predictions
Yafan Wang (-120) vs Diane Parry (-105)
3 p.m. ET
Yafan Wang went 6-4 during the summer hard-court swing and was up 5-2 in the first round of the US Open before Maria Sakkari pulled the plug. It's hard to take much away from this result given the Greek's injury, but the 30-year-old is a strong 18-12 on hard surfaces in 2024 and 286-167 overall as a professional.
Wang is consistent from both wings and gets good depth on her groundstrokes. She constructs points well and can hit with power into the openings she creates for herself, particularly with her forehand. She also anticipates effectively.
However, Wang is not overly athletic, doesn't have a very dynamic game and she lacks overwhelming power.
Diane Parry might have only played one US Open warmup event in Cleveland (hard), but she looked sharp in defeating Xiyu Wang 7-6(2), 7-6(5). The Frenchwoman served well, winning 78% of her first serves and hit 22 winners against 17 unforced errors.
Parry is now 13-8 on hard courts this year, her best record across all surfaces, breaking through on hard after going just 7-16 in 2023.
She has improved her offensive game, hitting her spots on serve and dictating with her forehand. She gets a lot of pop from this wing and spreads the court well, building points successfully. While opponents can rush the 21-year-old's backhand, she has a cutting backhand slice. And her variety, as a whole, is impressive.
Parry has the game to defuse Wang's strengths. The Frenchwoman isn't afraid of long, all-court rallies, as she has the consistency to hang with Wang from the baseline.
And the biggest shot on the court will be Parry's forehand, which should allow her to dictate play and finish long rallies more easily than Wang .
And Parry's variety, particularly her backhand slice, should take Wang out of rhythm and change the pace of the rallies. In those cat-and-mouse points, Parry should be much more comfortable than Wang.
Pick: Parry ML (-105 via BetMGM)
Donna Vekic (-320) vs Greet Minnen (+255)
3 p.m. ET
After losing early in her only US Open warmup event in Cincinnati (hard), Donna Vekic beat Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-4 to advance in New York. The Croat won 71% of her first serves and hit 27 winners versus 23 unforced errors.
Despite a 25-17 overall record in 2024, Vekic has been surprisingly mediocre on hard courts, going just 8-8 so far this season. However, the 28-year-old has a 263-190 mark on the surface for her career.
Using a huge first serve, she is in the top-20 for aces and the percentage of first serves won, service points won and service games won.
Vekic has big groundstrokes, dictating from either wing. She does a great job positioning herself offensively as well. With that said, she lacks variety, is not quick and can lose her rally tolerance at times.
Greet Minnen went 5-4 on hard courts this summer and looked in rhythm during her straight-sets, opening-round victory against Magdalena Frech. The Belgian won 75% of her first serves, hit 29 winners against 31 unforced errors and won 14/17 net points.
Minnen is 14-15 on hard courts in 2024, but like Vekic, she has shown a lot of success over her career, with a 207-117 mark as a professional. Minnen is quick around the court, hits her spots on serve and plays power tennis from the ground. She rushes her opponents with her court positioning and she has great pop from her forehand.
And while Minnen can play offense with her backhand, as well, it's more likely to break down.
Vekic is the deserved favorite in this match, but after incredible runs at Wimbledon and the Olympics, her form has cooled off a bit. And Minnen has the game to bother the Croat.
Vekic wants to stand on top of the baseline and direct play, whereas Minnen's speed allows her to neutralize Vekic's power (to an extent).
Minnen's well-placed serve should make it more difficult for Vekic to get into return games. And Minnen's forehand power should yank the Croat off of the baseline and force her into defensive positions where she's less comfortable.
Pick: Minnen +4.5 games (-122 via FanDuel)
