Toray Pan Pacific Open predictions: Osaka, Kerber, Keys and Mertens to play on Tuesday

ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Madison Keys and Elise Mertens are among the top names that will play on Tuesday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Naomi Osaka vs. Viktoriya Tomova

Head to head 0-0

Naomi Osaka will take on Viktoriya Tomova in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Naomi will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in New York where she lost 7-5 6-4 to Bencic in the 4^th round the 2^nd of September.

The Japanese has a 29-11 win-loss record in 2019, 19-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Melbourne where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.

Last year in Osaka The Japanese didn’t play in Osaka in 2018.

Viktoriya Tomova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 181, Tomova reached the 2^nd round after beating Francesca Di Lorenzo 3-6 6-3 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 3-6 6-0 6-4 and Alize Cornet 4-6 6-3 6-2.

The Bulgarian has a 10-12 win-loss record in 2019, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Osaka Viktoriya didn’t play in Osaka in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Viktoriya Tomova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.071
Viktoriya Tomova -> 9.00

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Angelique Kerber vs. Nicole Gibbs

Head to head 0-0

Angelique Kerber will square off with Nicole Gibbs in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Kerber will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in Zhengzhou where she lost 5-7 6-4 7-6⁶ to Riske in the 1^st round the 10^th of September.

Angelique has a 25-16 win-loss record in 2019, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Kerber’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Eastbourne and Indian Wells.

Last year in Osaka The German didn’t play in Osaka in 2018.

Nicole Gibbs: ranking and results

Ranked no. 137, Gibbs got to the 2^nd round after beating Ayano Shimizu 6-2 6-3, Whitney Osuigwe 6-4 6-3 and Alison Riske 6-4 6-3.

The American has a 14-9 win-loss record in 2019, 14-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Osaka Nicole didn’t compete in Osaka in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Angelique Kerber and Nicole Gibbs since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Angelique Kerber who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 1.36
Nicole Gibbs -> 3.00

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Madison Keys vs. Zarina Diyas

Head to head 1-0 for Keys

Madison Keys will fight against Zarina Diyas in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career.

Madison Keys: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, Madison reached the 2^nd round after defeating Darya Kasatkina 6-3 6-4.

Madison has a 24-10 win-loss record in 2019, 13-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Charleston where she beat Caroline Wozniacki in the final 7-6(5) 6-3 and in Cincinnati where she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final 7-5 7-6(5).

Last year in Osaka Keys didn’t compete in Osaka in 2018.

Zarina Diyas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 85, Zarina reached the 2^nd round after beating Miharu Imanishi 6-1 6-4, Kyoka Okamura 6-1 6-2 and Monica Puig 6-0 6-3.

Zarina has a 20-17 win-loss record in 2019, 18-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Zarina’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in the Indian Wells.

Last year in Osaka The Kazakhstani didn’t compete in Osaka in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Madison Keys and Zarina Diyas square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Keys (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Keys won 7-6⁵ 6-1 in the 1^st round in Melbourne back in 2016.

Elise Mertens vs. Su-Wei Hsieh

Head to head 1-1

Elise Mertens will square off with Su-Wei Hsieh in the 2^nd round for the 3^rd time of their career.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, Elise reached the 2^nd round after beating Whitney Osuigwe 6-3 6-1.

Mertens has a 29-20 win-loss record in 2019, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Doha where she defeated Simona Halep in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Last year in Osaka The Belgian didn’t compete in Osaka in 2018.

Su-Wei Hsieh: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, the Chinese reached the 2^nd round after beating Garbine Muguruza 3-6 7-6¹ 6-1.

Hsieh has a 30-21 win-loss record in 2019, 22-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Su-Wei’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Dubai and Auckland.

Last year in Osaka Su-Wei didn’t compete in Osaka in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Hsieh on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Hsieh won 6-2 4-0 ret. in the quarter in Tianjin back in 2018.

Last Results

These are the last results of the Toray Pan Pacific Open

• Donna VekicVekic – Caroline GarciaGarcia (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Varvara FlinkFlink – Nao HibinoHibino (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Madison KeysKeys – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (3-6 7-6¹ 6-1) – See score progression
• Misaki DoiDoi – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Zarina DiyasDiyas – Monica PuigPuig (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Viktoriya TomovaTomova – Alize CornetCornet (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Xinyun HanHan (7-6⁶ 6-1) – See score progression
• Elise MertensMertens – Whitney OsuigweOsuigwe (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Nicole GibbsGibbs – Alison RiskeRiske (6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Toray Pan Pacific Open

• Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Katarzyna KawaKawa (0-0) – See H2H details
• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (0-0) – See H2H details
• Sloane StephensStephens – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (2-2) – See H2H details
• Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Elise MertensMertens (1-1) – See H2H details
• Madison KeysKeys – Zarina DiyasDiyas (1-0) – See H2H details
• Nicole GibbsGibbs – Angelique KerberKerber (0-0) – See H2H details
• Donna VekicVekic – Misaki DoiDoi (2-1) – See H2H details
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Kiki BertensBertens (2-5) – See H2H details

Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Madison Keys and Elise Mertens in Osaka

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