Wuhan Open predictions: Barty, Sabalenka, Riske and Kvitova to play on Friday

WUHAN ORDER OF PLAY. Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Alison Riske and Petra Kvitova will play on Friday

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Mark Hall
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Sabalenka and Barty

ORDER OF PLAY. Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, Alison Riske and Petra Kvitova are the semifinalists that will compete on Friday at the Wuhan Open.

Ashleigh Barty vs. Aryna Sabalenka Wuhan Open

Ashleigh Barty vs. Aryna Sabalenka

Head to head 2-2

Ashleigh Barty will come up against Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Barty reached the semifinal after defeating Caroline Garcia 4-6 6-4 6-1, Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-5 and Petra Martic 7-66 3-6 6-3.

The Australian has a 44-9 win-loss record in 2019, 25-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Miami where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 and in Paris where she defeated Marketa Vondrousova in the final 6-1 6-3 and in Birmingham where she defeated Julia Goerges in the final 6-3 7-5.

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

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, Sabalenka reached the semifinal after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-2, Danielle Rose Collins 6-1 6-0, Kiki Bertens 6-1 7-69 and Elena Rybakina 6-3 1-6 6-1.

Sabalenka has a 30-20 win-loss record in 2019, 21-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Shenzhen where she beat Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Barty and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sabalenka won 6-4 6-4 in the R in Zhuhai 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 -> 1.72
Aryna Sabalenka -> 2.10

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Alison Riske vs. Petra Kvitova Wuhan Open

Alison Riske vs. Petra Kvitova

Head to head 1-1

Alison Riske will fight against Petra Kvitova in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Alison Riske: ranking and results

Ranked no. 35, Riske got to the semifinal after defeating Kateryna Kozlova 4-6 6-3 6-3, Monica Puig 2-6 7-65 6-3, Qiang Wang 6-2 6-1 and Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-3.

Alison has a 29-20 win-loss record in 2019, 20-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Hertogenbosch where she defeated Kiki Bertens in the final 0-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

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

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, the Czech reached the semifinal after beating Polona Hercog 7-66 6-3, Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-3 and Dayana Yastremska 6-2 6-4.

Petra has a 35-11 win-loss record in 2019, 23-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Sydney where she beat 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

This will be the 3rd time that Alison Riske and Petra Kvitova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Riske and Kvitova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Riske won 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2013.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 3.75
Alison Riske -> 1.28

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