Amanda Anisimova vs. Sofia Kenin - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

In an all-American matchup astatine Wimbledon connected Thursday, Amanda Anisimova faces Sofia Kenin successful circular 2 enactment astatine the All England Club.

Last year’s runner-up connected the women’s gully defeated Lina Gjorcheska successful consecutive sets, 6-3 6-2, portion Kenin did the same, ousting Petra Marcinko 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.

Match preview

The commencement of the 2026 Wimbledon tourney began impressively for Amanda Anisimova, who needed conscionable implicit an hr to beforehand into circular two.

She benefitted from her opponent's 8 treble faults portion boasting a winning percent of implicit 80 connected some her archetypal and 2nd serves.

A two-time Grand Slam finalist, Anisimova volition beforehand into the 3rd circular of a large tourney for a sixth successive juncture should she triumph connected Thursday.

Only erstwhile has she mislaid a second-round matter astatine Wimbledon, with Magda Linette beating her successful consecutive sets astatine that signifier of the 2019 event.

In 2026, the 24-year-old had won implicit 70% of her work games and 65.3% of her archetypal serves earlier the commencement of Wimbledon.

Anisimova improved tremendously connected 2nd serves successful her opener, winning 81% of them, aft coming into this tourney by winning conscionable 47.1% of her 2nd serves.

Sofia Kenin overcame a pesky Croatian hostile successful her archetypal lucifer astatine Wimbledon, boasting a beardown instrumentality crippled connected the day.

While she won 71% of her archetypal service points, the American converted 4 of her 5 interruption constituent opportunities to gain a spot successful circular two.

Thursday volition people her archetypal quality successful the 2nd circular of a Grand Slam singles lawsuit since the 2025 variation of Wimbledon, with Kenin seeking a spot successful circular 3 astatine the All England Club for the archetypal clip since 2023.

The 2020 Australian Open champion had conscionable 2 treble faults successful her opener, portion Marcinko deed 12, which yet enabled the erstwhile to prevail.

Kenin has won implicit 65% of her work games this twelvemonth but less than 50% of her 2nd serves crossed each surfaces.

At the aforesaid time, she collected an awesome 37 receiving points successful her opener portion winning the lone tiebreak of that match.

Tournament truthful far

Amanda Anisimova:

First round: vs. Lina Gjorcheska 6-3 6-2

Sofia Kenin:

First round: vs. Petra Marcinko 7-6 (7-4) 6-4

Head To Head

Hardee's Pro Classic (2017) - Semi-finals: Anisimova wins 6-3 6-0

RBC Pro Challenge (2017) - Second Round: Kenin wins 6-3 6-3

Charleston Open (2025) - Semi-finals: Kenin wins successful a walkover 5-2

These 2 archetypal squared disconnected successful Dothan successful 2017, with Anisimova advancing comfortably from that lucifer successful consecutive sets.

Kenin evened the people aboriginal that year, beating Anisimova successful an lawsuit played successful Tyler, acknowledgment to a beardown all-around match.

Unfortunately, the 3rd gathering betwixt them past twelvemonth was chopped abbreviated erstwhile Anisimova retired owed to a carnal issue, successful an brushwood which saw Kenin triumph 69% of her archetypal serves and person 3 of her 4 break-point opportunities.

We say: Anisimova to triumph successful 3 sets

This lucifer could spell down to the wire, but Anisimova’s signifier successful Grand Slams of precocious has been strong, and we expect that her 2025 Wimbledon acquisition volition service her good erstwhile needed connected Thursday.