소피아 케닌 — 애슐린 크루거 예측

Krueger’s recent hard-court singles record gives little support to a comfortable win: she lost to Boisson, Grabher and Anisimova. The Washington retirement with a right-ankle issue was in July, with no current injury reported; her US Open doubles final is a confidence boost, not proof her singles timing has returned.

Kenin has not put consecutive wins together, but her recent losses to Charaeva and Kostyuk went to three sets. She beat Venus Williams after saving set points in the tie-break; Pegula was the clear exception, pulling away in straight sets.

Kenin +2.5 games is the better way to back her side at 1.87. Kenin leads the head-to-head 2–1, though the latest meeting was on clay, so that close Madrid first set is only limited evidence for this hard-court match.

Kenin to win outright asks more of a player who has struggled to close out promising positions. The 21.5 total has no clear edge: shaky serving could mean short sets or long ones. Krueger’s first-strike power remains the risk if she finds a clean way through.