Muguruza G. - Wang Q.

Sabalenka Aryna - the new beast in women's tennis, after Serena Williams. There is practically no opponent who can keep up with her fast pace, except for herself, and she often lets her guard down in the second set, but she has also learned well from the same Pegula recently, when she lost the second set and the match, so that's a big plus here. She is very physically strong, with a powerful serve and every shot perfectly executed on hard courts, just like other powerful servers. This year, Arina has participated in the finals of all the GrandSlam tournaments.

Jessica Pegula is known for her great stability, but on indoor hard courts, without a strong serve and good winners, she doesn't perform well, and that's where she has her weakest results. It's not enough to just control the ball on this surface, you also need to hit winners and have a good serve.

Sabalenka Aryna - the new beast in women's tennis, after Serena Williams. There are practically no opponents on fast courts, except for herself and the fact that she often releases the tension in the second set, but she is still well-trained by the same Pegula recently, when she lost the second set and the match, so it's a big plus here. Very physically powerful, strong serves, every shot is well-accentuated and she covers the court perfectly, just like other powerful servers. In fact, Arina has participated in all the biggest Grand Slam finals this year.
Jessica Pegula stands out for her great stability, but on indoor hard courts, without a strong serve and good winners, she doesn't have much success, which is why her weakest results are on this surface. Just having a good ball control is not enough here, you need to have good winners and a strong serve.

Hontama Mai - currently not in top form in Japan, has a series of six losses, the last one even after a little played season due to injuries and practically always losing Hunter. Liu Claire - an American who plays at home, will have some support from spectators, relatively inconsistent form. But one of the main aspects here is the H2H (head-to-head) competition that took place last year in the US, where Japan won 1:2, so I don't think that an American in better shape would be able to beat her two times in a row on US territory. In my opinion, the odds should be around 1.3.