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Mirra Andreeva vs. Taylor Townsend Head-to-Head, Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for US Open 2025 Round of 32

Andreeva, the rising star, meets Townsend’s singles challenge.

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Fifth seed Mirra Andreeva is set to face unseeded Taylor Townsend in the third round of the US Open 2025. The 18-year-old Russian has looked untouchable so far in New York, easing past Alycia Parks and Anastasia Potapova in straight sets. Townsend, meanwhile, is enjoying a singles surge of her own, ousting Antonia Ruzic before stunning 25th seed Jelena Ostapenko without dropping a set.

A first US Open Round 3 for Mirra Andreeva! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DT71AVs1qU
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 27, 2025

Andreeva, achieving world No. 5 for the first time in her career, has been one of the breakout forces on tour. She stormed to back-to-back titles in Indian Wells and Dubai, taking down top names like Aryna Sabalenka and Clara Tauson en route. Quarterfinal runs in Madrid, Rome, Bad Homburg, Wimbledon, and Roland Garros, along with a semifinal in Brisbane, underline her consistency. Still, there have been a few hiccups with early exits in Doha, Miami, Stuttgart, Berlin, and most recently Montreal. Statistically, she shines with 155 aces in 48 matches, winning nearly 69% of first-serve points, 45.6% on return, and converting 51.8% of break points.

She’s in the groove 💃@TaylorTownsend defeats Ostapenko, 7-5, 6-1, for a place in the third round.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/T8DzH1RnyU
— wta (@WTA) August 27, 2025

Townsend, the doubles world No. 1, has thrived alongside partners Katerina Siniakova and Zhang Shuai, winning titles in Melbourne, Dubai, and Washington. Singles has been less rewarding with no titles and just one quarterfinal this season in Washington, where she lost to Leylah Fernandez. In 14 matches, she’s struck 73 aces with 63.2% first-serve points won, 39.1% on return, and 38% break-point conversion.

Mirra Andreeva vs. Taylor Townsend Head-to-Head Record

Mirra Andreeva leads their head-to-head 1-0, having rallied past Taylor Townsend in their lone meeting last year in Madrid.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024	Madrid	Round of 128	Mirra Andreeva	4-6, 6-1, 7-5

Mirra Andreeva vs. Taylor Townsend Comparison

Mirra Andreeva	Category	Taylor Townsend
5	Current Ranking	139
145-46	Career W-L	304-187
36-12	YTD W-L	16-13
3	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
2	YTD Titles	0

Mirra Andreeva vs. Taylor Townsend Prediction

Townsend’s upset of Ostapenko shows she can spring surprises, but Andreeva’s form and consistency suggest the teenager holds the upper hand.

Milestone Moment 🤩

Mirra Andreeva defeats Potapova 6-1, 6-3 to reach the third round in New York for the first time!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/vqVwLddMS3
— wta (@WTA) August 27, 2025

Prediction: Mirra Andreeva in straight sets

Mirra Andreeva vs. Taylor Townsend US Open 2025 Betting Odds

With Andreeva at 2/11 and Townsend at 19/5, the oddsmakers see the fifth seed as a heavy favorite to progress.

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Mirra Andreeva: 2/11

Taylor Townsend: 19/5

Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):

Total Sets Under 2.5: 7/20

Total Sets Over 2.5: 11/5

Total Games Under 17.5: 41/20

Total Game Over 17.5: 4/11

Andreeva Set 1 Winner: 6/25

Townsend Set 1 Winner: 3/1

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