WTA Elite Trophy predictions: Sabalenka, Mertens, Martic and Kenin to play on Friday

ZHUHAI ORDER OF PLAY. Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens, Petra Martic and Sofia Kenin will play on Friday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens, Petra Martic and Sofia Kenin are among the top names that will play on Friday at the WTA Elite Trophy.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens WTA Elite Trophy

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 2-1 for Mertens

Aryna Sabalenka will square off with Elise Mertens in the Round Robin for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, the Belarussian reached the Round Robin after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-4.

Sabalenka has a 33-21 win-loss record in 2019, 24-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 and in Wuhan where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 6-3 3-6 6-1.

Last year in Zhuhai The Belarussian lost in the R 6-4 6-4 to Caroline Garcia.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, Elise reached the Round Robin after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2 3-6 6-1.

Mertens has a 35-24 win-loss record in 2019, 23-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Doha where she beat Simona Halep in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Zhuhai The Belgian lost in the R 6-2 7-65 to Julia Goerges.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Mertens won 2-6 7-61 6-0 in the 3rd round in Montreal back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.53
Elise Mertens -> 2.37

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Petra Martic vs. Saisai Zheng WTA Elite Trophy

Petra Martic vs. Saisai Zheng

Head to head 0-0

Petra Martic will compete against Saisai Zheng in the Round Robin for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:30 pm on STADIUM.

Petra Martic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15 (career high), Petra got to the Round Robin after defeating

Martic has a 34-17 win-loss record in 2019, 13-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Istanbul where she beat Marketa Vondrousova in the final 1-6 6-4 6-1.

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

Saisai Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 40, the Chinese reached the Round Robin after defeating Madison Keys 6-4 6-2.

Zheng has a 26-21 win-loss record in 2019, 18-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in San Jose where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year in Zhuhai The Chinese didn’t compete in Zhuhai in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Petra Martic and Saisai Zheng since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Petra Martic is the pick to win this match.
Petra Martic -> 1.53
Saisai Zheng -> 2.37

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Sofia Kenin vs. Karolina Muchova WTA Elite Trophy

Sofia Kenin vs. Karolina Muchova

Head to head 0-0

Sofia Kenin will square off with Karolina Muchova in the Round Robin for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM.

Sofia Kenin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12 (career high), Kenin got to the Round Robin after defeating Alison Riske 6-4 6-4.

The American has a 48-20 win-loss record in 2019, 37-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Hobart where she defeated Anna Schmiedlova in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Mallorca where she beat Belinda Bencic in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 and in Guangzhou where she beat Samantha Stosur in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Zhuhai The American didn’t compete in Zhuhai in 2018.

Karolina Muchova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26 (career high), Karolina reached the Round Robin after defeating Alison Riske 2-6 6-2 7-5.

Karolina has a 36-13 win-loss record in 2019, 24-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in Seoul where she defeated Magda Linette in the final 6-1 6-1.

Last year in Zhuhai The Czech didn’t play in Zhuhai in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Karolina Muchova since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Sofia Kenin is the pick to win this match.
Sofia Kenin -> 1.66
Karolina Muchova -> 2.10

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