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ZHENGZHOU OPEN SCHEDULES: Sabalenka, Svitolina, Pliskova and Riske to play on Wednesday

ZHENGZHOU ORDER OF PLAY. Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova and Alison Riske will play on Wednesday

12 September 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova and Alison Riske are among the top names that will play on Wednesday at the Zhengzhou Open.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka will square off with Jelena Ostapenko in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 13, the Belarussian will start her run in Zhengzhou after she played her last match in New York where she lost 6-3 7-6³ to Putintseva in the 2^nd round the 29^th of August.

Aryna has a 25-19 win-loss record in 2019, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Alison Riske in the final 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3.

Last year in Zhengzhou Sabalenka didn’t compete in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, Jelena reached the 2^nd round after beating Xiaodi You 6-3 0-6 6-2.

The Latvian has a 15-21 win-loss record in 2019, 7-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Zhengzhou The Latvian didn’t compete in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Jelena Ostapenko since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.40
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.75

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Elina Svitolina vs. Yulia Putintseva

Head to head 4-0 for Svitolina

Elina Svitolina will take on Yulia Putintseva in the 2^nd round for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Svitolina will start her run in Zhengzhou after she played her last match in New York where she lost 6-3 6-1 to Williams in the semifinal the 5^th of September.

Elina has a 28-16 win-loss record in 2019, 22-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Svitolina’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in at the U.S. Open ,in Wimbledon , Indian Wells, Dubai and Doha.

Last year in Zhengzhou Svitolina didn’t play in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Yulia reached the 2^nd round after defeating Tamara Zidansek 6-1 5-7 6-1.

Putintseva has a 25-18 win-loss record in 2019, 13-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Nurnberg where she defeated Tamara Zidansek in the final 4-6 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Zhengzhou Yulia didn’t play in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Elina Svitolina and Yulia Putintseva square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Svitolina won 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Moscow back in 2016.

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 -> 1.22
Yulia Putintseva -> 4.00

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Polona Hercog

Head to head 4-1 for Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova will take on Polona Hercog in the 2^nd round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, the Czech will start her run in Zhengzhou after she played her last match in New York where she lost 6-7¹ 6-3 7-5 to Konta in the 4^th round the 1^st of September.

Karolina has a 44-12 win-loss record in 2019, 27-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Brisbane where she defeated Lesya Tsurenko in the final 4-6 7-5 6-2 and in Rome where she defeated Johanna Konta in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Eastbourne where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in Zhengzhou Pliskova didn’t compete in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Polona Hercog: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, the Slovenian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Meiling Wang 6-3 6-4.

Polona has a 27-19 win-loss record in 2019, 8-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Lugano where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Last year in Zhengzhou Hercog didn’t play in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Karolina Pliskova and Polona Hercog fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Pliskova won 6-1 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Tianjin back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.20
Polona Hercog -> 4.33

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Alison Riske vs. Saisai Zheng

Head to head 4-2 for Riske

Alison Riske will square off with Saisai Zheng in the 2^nd round for the 7^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Alison Riske: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34 (career high), Riske reached the 2^nd round after defeating Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-4 7-6⁶.

Alison has a 25-18 win-loss record in 2019, 16-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Hertogenbosch where she beat Kiki Bertens in the final 0-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

Last year in Zhengzhou Alison didn’t compete in Zhengzhou in 2018.

Saisai Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 38, Saisai reached the 2^nd round after defeating Bibiane Schoofs 7-6⁴ 6-1.

Saisai has a 20-17 win-loss record in 2019, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in San Jose where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year in Zhengzhou Zheng won the title last year in Zhengzhou after beating Yafan Wang 5-7 6-2 6-1.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7^th time that Alison Riske and Saisai Zheng fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Riske (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Zheng won 7-5 6-4 in the 1^st round in Hiroshima back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alison Riske who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alison Riske is the pick to win this match.
Alison Riske -> 1.57
Saisai Zheng -> 2.25

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Zhengzhou Open

Kristina MladenovicMladenovic – Caroline GarciaGarcia (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
Sofia KeninKenin – Alize CornetCornet (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Petra MarticMartic – Fiona FerroFerro (3-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression