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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Sabalenka, Halep, Svitolina and Barty to play on Centre Court on Saturday – Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

STUTTGART ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina and Ashleigh Barty will play on Saturday

Mark Hall

24 April 2021

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina and Ashleigh Barty are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Centre Court.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Simona Halep

Head to head 3-1 for Halep

Aryna Sabalenka will fight against Simona Halep in the semifinal for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Centre Court.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Belarussian got to the semifinal after defeating Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2, Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4 6-2 and Anett Kontaveit 7-5 4-6 6-1.

Sabalenka has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Romanian reached the semifinal after defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-3 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 6-4.

Halep has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep fight against each other. Their head to head is 3-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Halep won 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 2.62
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.54

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Elina Svitolina vs. Ashleigh Barty

Head to head 4-2 for Svitolina

Elina Svitolina will square off with Ashleigh Barty in the semifinal for the 7^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Elina got to the semifinal after beating Angelique Kerber 7-6⁴ 6-3 and Petra Kvitova 6-7⁴ 7-5 6-2.

Svitolina has a 17-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Elina’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Miami.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Australian reached the semifinal after beating Laura Siegemund 6-0 7-5 and Karolina Pliskova 2-6 6-1 7-5.

Ashleigh has a 18-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4 and in Miami where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret..

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7^th time that Elina Svitolina and Ashleigh Barty face off. Their actual record is 4-2 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Barty won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Miami back in April 2021.