Mananchaya Sawangkaew vs Panna Udvardy Prediction U.S. Open - New York · Aug 30, 2026

Analysis

Panna Udvardy arrives in New York as the more established tour-level operator of the two, and her only supplied recent result — a three-set loss to Elise Mertens on 27 August 2026 — shows she can trade blows with a top-tier opponent right up to a deciding set. Mananchaya Sawangkaew is the lighter-hitting, more counter-punching profile, and the fast US Open hard courts reward the bigger forehand and heavier serve, which favours the Hungarian. No recent match data or head-to-head was supplied for Sawangkaew, so this read leans on style and surface fit rather than form numbers. The one caution for Udvardy backers is the quick turnaround from a physical three-setter just three days before this first-round match. Even so, on a surface that suits her aggressive baseline game, she should have enough margin to control rallies and close this out without needing a decider.