ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula and Barbora Krejcikova are the semifinalists that are going to play on Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Championships on Centre Court.
Cori Gauff vs. Iga Swiatek
Head to head 5-0 for Swiatek
Cori Gauff will take on Iga Swiatek in the semifinal for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on Centre Court.
Cori Gauff: ranking and results
Ranked no. 6, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0 6-4, Elena Rybakina w/o and Madison Keys 6-2 7-5.
The American has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2023, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Cori’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Auckland.
Last year in Dubai Cori lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 to Jessica Pegula.
Iga Swiatek: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Pole reached the semifinal after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 and Karolina Pliskova w/o.
Swiatek has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2023, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Swiatek’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Doha.
Last year in Dubai The Pole surrendered in the 2nd round 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) to Jelena Ostapenko.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 6th time that Cori Gauff and Iga Swiatek square off. Their current record is 5-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they played each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-0 in the R in Fort Worth back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 5.95
Cori Gauff -> 1.13
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Jessica Pegula vs. Barbora Krejcikova
Head to head 1-0 for Pegula
Jessica Pegula will square off with Barbora Krejcikova in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on Centre Court.
Jessica Pegula: ranking and results
Ranked no. 3 (career high), Jessica got to the semifinal after beating Viktoriya Tomova 6-2 5-7 6-1, Ana Bogdan 6-4 6-3 and Karolina Muchova w/o.
Jessica has a 13-3 win-loss record in 2023, 13-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Pegula’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Australia and Doha.
Last year in Dubai The American surrendered in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1 to Ons Jabeur.
Barbora Krejcikova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 30, Krejcikova got to the semifinal after beating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-2, Daria Kasatkina 6-4 4-6 7-5, Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 0-6 7-62 6-1.
The Czech has a 9-4 win-loss record in 2023, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Dubai Krejcikova capitulated in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(3) to Dayana Yastremska.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Barbora Krejcikova face off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they locked horns, Pegula won 7-5 6-2 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2023.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 1.61
Barbora Krejcikova -> 2.32
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Dubai Duty Free Championships
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Thomas StatzbergerStatzberger (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Markus ErikssonEriksson – Peter NagyNagy (6-3 7-67) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Dubai Duty Free Championships
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cori GauffGauff (5-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
