Aryna Sabalenka and Nikola Bartunkova will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the China Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on Court 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.115
Nikola Bartunkova -> 6.25
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Nikola Bartunkova
This will be the 2nd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Nikola Bartunkova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Sabalenka won 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the quarter in Berlin back in June 2026.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Nikola Bartunkova – Berlin 19-June-2026
Aryna Sabalenka
47 - 9win/loss
2
1
LWLWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47-10 | 34-5 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 63-12 | 35-6 | 17-3 | 4-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 56-14 | 38-7 | 15-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-14 | 35-9 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 20-15 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2, Aryna got to the 3rd round after defeating Renata Zarazua 6-1 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Sabalenka had a good straight sets win against Zarazua (6-1 6-3). During the match, Sabalenka scored 60 points vs Zarazua’s 34. Sabalenka was quite aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sabalenka scored 11 aces and she was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Aryna Sabalenka was quite efficient on serve to win 88% (22/25) of her 1st serve and 71% (10/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sabalenka broke Zarazua 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
WTA Beijing - Aryna Sabalenka's projected path
Sabalenka has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 73% of her matches (454-171). 34-4 on hard in 2026. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Sabalenka has a compiled 282-95 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Brisbane where she overcame Marta Kostyuk in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Indian Wells where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) and in Miami where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-2 4-6 6-3.
The Belarussian has an overall 47-9 win-loss record in 2026, 34-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Beijing
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2018, 2023 and 2024. See her history.
Nikola Bartunkova
35 - 20win/loss
34
34
WWLWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-20 | 21-10 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 54-19 | 8-5 | 26-8 | 20-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 19-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 18-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-10 | 0-1 | 21-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-15 | 14-4 | 13-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 34 (career-high), the Czech got to the 3rd round after defeating Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Bartunkova had a good straight sets win against Frech (6-2 6-2). During the match Bartunkova scored 60 points vs Frech’s 39. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Bartunkova scored 4 aces and she was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nikola Bartunkova was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 81% (21/26) of her 1st serve and 75% (12/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nikola broke Frech 4 times after converting 50% of her break points (4/8).
WTA Beijing - Nikola Bartunkova's projected path
Nikola’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Birmingham.
The Czech has a compiled 35-20 win-loss record in 2026, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sabalenka | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 |
| Pts | 60-34 | 60-39 |
| Total Points | 94 | 99 |
| Winners | 22 | 21 |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% |
Both Sabalenka and Bartunkova played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Sabalenka and Bartunkova have played the same amount of sets 2. They also played the same amount of games (16). Aryna scored 22 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech blasted 21 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sabalenka | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 4 |
| 1st in | 25/39 | 26/42 |
| %1st in | 64% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 21/26 |
| %1st pts | 88% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 12/16 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 75% |
Sabalenka scored 11 aces . Bartunkova struck 4 aces . Sabalenka won 88% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Bartunkova won 81% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 75% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sabalenka | Bartunkova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 |
| Saved | 0 | 0 |
| % Saved | 0% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Sabalenka broke her opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Belarussian extremely effective on her serve as she has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. The Czech broke her opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Czech was rock solid on her serve as she has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Sabalenka | |||
| R2 Zarazua |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 60-34 | 60-34 | |
| Total points | 94 | 94 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 25/39 | 25/39 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 22/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 10/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Bartunkova | |||
| R2 Frech |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 60-39 | |
| Total points | 99 | 99 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 26/42 | 26/42 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 21/26 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 12/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 75% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Elise MertensMertens – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-0 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
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- Ann LiLi – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Lin ZhuZhu (6-1 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (1-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Storm HunterHunter (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Paula BadosaBadosa (7-65 7-5) – See score progression
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- Taylah PrestonPreston – Diane ParryParry (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
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- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Maria TimofeevaTimofeeva (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Yue YuanYuan (3-6 6-0 6-0) – See score progression
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- Sinja KrausKraus – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (4-1 ret.) – See score progression
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- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Katie BoulterBoulter (7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Ann LiLi – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Storm HunterHunter (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
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- Cori GauffGauff – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (7-6(4) 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Katie VolynetsVolynets (6-0 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Lin ZhuZhu (6-1 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Xinyu GaoGao (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
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- Maria SakkariSakkari – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (2-3) – H2H and prediction
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- Donna VekicVekic – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daria SnigurSnigur – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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