Wuhan Open predictions: Barty, Sabalenka, Yastremska and Svitolina to play on Thursday

WUHAN ORDER OF PLAY. Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Dayana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY. Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Dayana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina are among the top names that will compete on Thursday at the Wuhan Open.

Ashleigh Barty vs. Petra Martic Wuhan Open

Ashleigh Barty vs. Petra Martic

Head to head 1-0 for Barty

Ashleigh Barty will take on Petra Martic in the quarter for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Barty reached the quarter after defeating Caroline Garcia 4-6 6-4 6-1 and Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-5.

Ashleigh has a 43-9 win-loss record in 2019, 24-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Miami where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 and in Paris where she beat Marketa Vondrousova in the final 6-1 6-3 and in Birmingham where she beat Julia Goerges in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Wuhan Barty lost in the semifinal 7-62 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Petra Martic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 22, the Croatian got to the quarter after defeating Kristina Mladenovic 6-2 6-2, Rebecca Peterson 6-0 3-6 6-1 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-1.

Petra has a 34-14 win-loss record in 2019, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Istanbul where she defeated Marketa Vondrousova in the final 1-6 6-4 6-1.

Last year in Wuhan Petra didn’t compete in Wuhan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Ashleigh Barty and Petra Martic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Barty won 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in Miami back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.50
Petra Martic -> 2.62

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Wuhan Open

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina

Head to head 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka will square off with Elena Rybakina in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, Aryna reached the quarter after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-2, Danielle Rose Collins 6-1 6-0 and Kiki Bertens 6-1 7-69.

Sabalenka has a 29-20 win-loss record in 2019, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

Last year in Wuhan Sabalenka conquered the title last year in Wuhan after ousting Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-3.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 50, Elena reached the quarter after beating Lin Zhu 7-5 2-6 6-0, Ons Jabeur 6-1 6-73 6-2 and Simona Halep 5-4 ret..

Elena has a 31-12 win-loss record in 2019, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Bucharest where she beat Patricia Maria Tig in the final 6-2 6-0.

Last year in Wuhan Elena didn’t play in Wuhan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.20
Elena Rybakina -> 4.50

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Dayana Yastremska vs. Petra Kvitova Wuhan Open

Dayana Yastremska vs. Petra Kvitova

Head to head 0-0

Dayana Yastremska will fight against Petra Kvitova in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Dayana Yastremska: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27 (career high), Dayana reached the quarter after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic 7-65 6-2, Christina Mchale 6-3 7-67 and Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-4.

The Ukrainian has a 29-17 win-loss record in 2019, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in Hua Hin where she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in the final 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) and in Strasbourg where she beat Caroline Garcia in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(3).

Last year in Wuhan Dayana didn’t compete in Wuhan in 2018.

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Petra reached the quarter after defeating Polona Hercog 7-66 6-3 and Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-3.

The Czech has a 34-11 win-loss record in 2019, 22-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Sydney where she defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final 1-6 7-5 7-6(3) and in Stuttgart where she defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final 6-3 7-6(2).

Last year in Wuhan The Czech lost in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-3 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Dayana Yastremska and Petra Kvitova since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 2.50
Dayana Yastremska -> 1.53

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Elina Svitolina vs. Alison Riske Wuhan Open

Elina Svitolina vs. Alison Riske

Head to head 2-0 for Svitolina

Elina Svitolina will take on Alison Riske in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Svitolina reached the quarter after defeating Garbine Muguruza 7-5 6-2 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2.

Svitolina has a 32-18 win-loss record in 2019, 26-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Ukrainian best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in at the U.S. Open ,in Wimbledon , Indian Wells, Dubai and Doha.

Last year in Wuhan Elina lost in the 2nd round 6-4 2-6 6-1 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Alison Riske: ranking and results

Ranked no. 35, the American got to the quarter after beating Kateryna Kozlova 4-6 6-3 6-3, Monica Puig 2-6 7-65 6-3 and Qiang Wang 6-2 6-1.

Alison has a 28-20 win-loss record in 2019, 19-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where she beat Kiki Bertens in the final 0-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

Last year in Wuhan Alison didn’t compete in Wuhan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Elina Svitolina and Alison Riske fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Svitolina won 6-2 4-6 6-0 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2015.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.33
Alison Riske -> 3.40

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Wuhan Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Wuhan Open

  • Ashleigh BartyBarty – Petra MarticMartic (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Elena RybakinaRybakina – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Alison RiskeRiske – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Petra KvitovaKvitova – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (0-0) – See H2H details

Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Dayana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina in Wuhan

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