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Toray Pan Pacific Open predictions: Osaka, Giorgi, Kerber and Keys to play on Thursday

OSAKA ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Camila Giorgi, Angelique Kerber and Madison Keys will play on Thursday

19 September 2019

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

Naomi Osaka vs. Yulia Putintseva

Head to head 3-0 for Putintseva

Naomi Osaka will take on Yulia Putintseva in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Osaka got to the quarter after defeating Viktoriya Tomova 7-5 6-3.

Naomi has a 30-11 win-loss record in 2019, 20-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Melbourne where she defeated Petra Kvitova in the final 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4.

Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Putintseva got to the quarter after defeating Katarzyna Kawa 6-4 7-6⁴ and Varvara Flink 6-1 6-1.

Putintseva has a 27-19 win-loss record in 2019, 15-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Nurnberg where she defeated Tamara Zidansek in the final 4-6 6-4 6-2.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Naomi Osaka and Yulia Putintseva square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Putintseva (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Putintseva won 7-6⁴ 6-2 in the 1^st round in London back in July 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.50
Yulia Putintseva -> 2.62

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Camila Giorgi vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 0-0

Camila Giorgi will square off with Elise Mertens in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Camila Giorgi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, the Italian reached the quarter after beating Xinyun Han 7-6⁶ 6-1 and Sloane Stephens 6-0 6-3.

Giorgi has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2019, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Giorgi’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in New York and Washington.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, Elise reached the quarter after defeating Whitney Osuigwe 6-3 6-1 and Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 1-6 6-2.

Mertens has a 30-20 win-loss record in 2019, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Doha where she defeated Simona Halep in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.

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

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Camila Giorgi and Elise Mertens since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 2.37
Camila Giorgi -> 1.57

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Angelique Kerber vs. Madison Keys

Head to head 8-2 for Kerber

Angelique Kerber will come up against Madison Keys in the quarter for the 11^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Kerber got to the quarter after beating Nicole Gibbs 6-2 6-4.

Kerber has a 26-16 win-loss record in 2019, 17-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Angelique’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Eastbourne and Indian Wells.

Madison Keys: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, the American reached the quarter after defeating Darya Kasatkina 6-3 6-4 and Zarina Diyas 5-7 6-0 6-4.

The American has a 25-10 win-loss record in 2019, 14-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the 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).