ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ashleigh Barty, Donna Vekic, Elina Svitolina and Yulia Putintseva are going to compete on Saturday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.
Ashleigh Barty vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 0-0
Ashleigh Barty will square off with Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7 pm on Margaret Court Arena.
Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Australian got to the 3rd round after beating Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-0 and Daria Gavrilova 6-1 7-67.
Ashleigh has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2021, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was conquering the titlein Melbourne where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.
Last year at the Australian Open The Australian capitulated in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5 to Sofia Kenin.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 32, Alexandrova got to the 3rd round after beating Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-4 and Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 7-64.
The Russian has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Ekaterina’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open Alexandrova surrendered in the 3rd round 6-1 6-2 to Petra Kvitova.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Ashleigh Barty and Ekaterina Alexandrova 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 Ashleigh Barty who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.31
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 3.74
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Donna Vekic vs. Kaia Kanepi
Head to head 1-0 for Vekic
Donna Vekic will fight against Kaia Kanepi in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1 pm on Margaret Court Arena.
Donna Vekic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 33, Vekic reached the 3rd round after beating Yafan Wang 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-2.
Donna has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Vekic lost in the 3rd round 7-5 6-3 to Iga Swiatek.
Kaia Kanepi: ranking and results
Ranked no. 65, Kaia got to the 3rd round after beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-1 and Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-2.
Kaia has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Kaia’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open Kanepi had to surrender in the 1st round 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 to Barbora Krejcikova.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Donna Vekic and Kaia Kanepi square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they played, Vekic won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kaia Kanepi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kaia Kanepi is the pick to win this match.
Kaia Kanepi -> 2.68
Donna Vekic -> 1.52
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Elina Svitolina vs. Yulia Putintseva
Head to head 5-2 for Svitolina
Elina Svitolina will take on Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round for the 8th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11 am on Margaret Court Arena.
Elina Svitolina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5, Svitolina got to the 3rd round after defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-3 7-65 and Cori Gauff 6-4 6-3.
Svitolina has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Elina capitulated in the 3rd round 6-1 6-2 to Garbine Muguruza.
Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results
Ranked no. 28, the Kazakhstani reached the 3rd round after defeating Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-2 6-3 and Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4 1-6 6-2.
Putintseva has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open The Kazakhstani had to surrender in the 3rd round 6-1 6-4 to Simona Halep.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 8th time that Elina Svitolina and Yulia Putintseva clash against each other. Their actual record is 5-2 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
Previously, the last time when they squared off, Svitolina won 3-6 6-1 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Zhengzhou back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.285
Yulia Putintseva -> 3.95
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Zarina DiyasDiyas (6-1 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (7-65 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Sara ErraniErrani (6-4 2-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ann LiLi (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Simona HalepHalep – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Shelby RogersRogers (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Kaia KanepiKanepi – Donna VekicVekic (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Kaja JuvanJuvan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (2-5) – H2H – Prediction
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Fiona FerroFerro (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
