PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Parks, Badosa, Birrell and Starodubtseva to play on Thursday – China Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Alycia Parks, Paula Badosa, Kimberly Birrell and Yuliia Starodubtseva are going to compete on Thursday at the China Open.

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Alycia Parks vs. Lin Zhu

Head to head 1-1

Alycia Parks will take on Lin Zhu in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on LOTUS.

Alycia Parks: ranking and results

Ranked no. 70, Parks will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Athens where she lost to Sakkari in the quarter on the 17^th of July.

The American has a 27-29 win-loss record in 2026, 13-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Alycia surrendered in the 1^st round 6-3 6-2 to Sonay Kartal.

Lin Zhu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 199, Lin will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in the W100 Gifu where she lost to in the quarter on the 30^th of April.

Lin has a 20-16 win-loss record in 2026, 16-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Chinese’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the W75 Brisbane.

Last year in Beijing The Chinese had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-2 6-2 to Mirra Andreeva.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Alycia Parks and Lin Zhu face off. Their record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Parks on hard.

The last time they squared off, Parks won 6-3 2-1 ret. in the 1^st round in Jiujiang back in 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lin Zhu who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Lin Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Lin Zhu -> 1.9
Alycia Parks -> 1.9

 

 

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Paula Badosa vs. Daria Kasatkina

Head to head 4-4

Paula Badosa will come up against Daria Kasatkina in the 1^st round for the 9^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on LOTUS.

Paula Badosa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 59, will start her run in Beijing after she won the title in the Bastad after beating in the final.

Badosa has a 26-19 win-loss record in 2026, 11-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Badosa’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Bastad.

Last year in Beijing Badosa reached the 3^rd round last year in Beijing before retiring against Karolina Muchova.

Daria Kasatkina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 87, will start her run in Beijing after she won the title in the La Bisbal D’Emporda after beating Korpatsch in the final.

Darya has a 20-19 win-loss record in 2026, 7-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Kasatkina’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the La Bisbal D’Emporda.

Last year in Beijing Kasatkina lost in the 2^nd round 6-3 6-0 to Sonay Kartal.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 9^th time that Paula Badosa and Daria Kasatkina face off. The head to head is 4-4 for Badosa and Kasatkina (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Badosa won 6-1 6-4 in the 1^st round in New York back in September 2026.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Paula Badosa who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Paula Badosa is the pick to win this match.
Paula Badosa -> 1.47
Daria Kasatkina -> 2.66

 

 

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Kimberly Birrell vs. Aoi Ito

Head to head 2-0 for Birrell

Kimberly Birrell will compete against Aoi Ito in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3.

Kimberly Birrell: ranking and results

Ranked no. 41 (career high), the Australian will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to Ma in the 1^st round on the 28^th of July.

The Australian has a 28-24 win-loss record in 2026, 22-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Australian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Seoul.

Last year in Beijing Kimberly lost in the 1^st round 6-3 7-6(1) to Anastasija Sevastova.

Aoi Ito: ranking and results

Ranked no. 361, Aoi will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in the W50 Evora where she lost to Gasanova in the semifinal on the 12^th of September.

The Japanese has a 16-24 win-loss record in 2026, 13-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Aoi didn’t compete in Beijing in 2025.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Kimberly Birrell and Aoi Ito fight against each other. Their current record is 2-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Birrell won 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Osaka back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kimberly Birrell who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kimberly Birrell is the pick to win this match.
Kimberly Birrell -> 1.3
Aoi Ito -> 3.48

 

 

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Yuliia Starodubtseva vs. Alina Charaeva

Head to head 0-0

Yuliia Starodubtseva will come up against Alina Charaeva in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 5.

Yuliia Starodubtseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, Starodubtseva will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to Stephens in the 1^st round on the 28^th of July.

The Ukrainian has a 29-24 win-loss record in 2026, 15-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Ukrainian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Charleston.

Last year in Beijing The Ukrainian surrendered in the 1^st round 7-6(1) 6-2 to Ajla Tomljanovic.

Alina Charaeva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 118, the Armenian will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in the Figueira Da Foz where she lost to Aksu in the semifinal on the 20^th of June.

Charaeva has a 33-23 win-loss record in 2026, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Alina’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Midland.

Last year in Beijing The Armenian didn’t compete in Beijing in 2025.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Yuliia Starodubtseva and Alina Charaeva since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yuliia Starodubtseva who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Yuliia Starodubtseva is the pick to win this match.
Yuliia Starodubtseva -> 1.55
Alina Charaeva -> 2.43

 

 

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Last Results

These are the last results of the China Open

• Maria TimofeevaTimofeeva – Darja VidmanovaVidmanova (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Yue YuanYuan – Oleksandra OliynykovaOliynykova (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Elvina KalievaKalieva (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Janice TjenTjen – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (2-6 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Lilli TaggerTagger (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Daria SnigurSnigur – Katarzyna KawaKawa (3-6 6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Sinja KrausKraus – Maya JointJoint (6-3 3-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Magdalena FrechFrech – Elsa JacquemotJacquemot (7-5 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Maddison InglisInglis – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Polina KudermetovaKudermetova – Yexin MaMa (6-7² 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich – Talia GibsonGibson (6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova – Zhuoxuan BaiBai (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Katie BoulterBoulter – Mai HontamaHontama (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Anna BondarBondar (7-6⁴ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Taylah PrestonPreston – Tamara KorpatschKorpatsch (6-2 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the China Open

• Yulia StarodubtsewaStarodubtsewa – Alina CharaevaCharaeva (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Qinwen ZhengZheng – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sofia KeninKenin – (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Magda LinetteLinette – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Eva LysLys – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (4-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Katie VolynetsVolynets – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Harriet DartDart – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Alycia ParksParks – Lin ZhuZhu (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Xinyu GaoGao – Panna UdvardyUdvardy (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Peyton StearnsStearns (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (5-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Daria SnigurSnigur (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Clara TausonTauson – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Yue YuanYuan – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Katie BoulterBoulter (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Sinja KrausKraus (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-1) – H2H – Prediction