Wuhan Open predictions: Halep, Barty, Pliskova and Stephens to play on Wednesday

WUHAN ORDER OF PLAY. Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Sloane Stephens will play on Wednesday

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ORDER OF PLAY. Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Sloane Stephens are among the top names that will compete on Wednesday at the Wuhan Open.

Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina Wuhan Open

Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina

Head to head 0-0

Simona Halep will play Elena Rybakina in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11am on Center Court.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, the Romanian reached the 3rd round after defeating Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-2.

Halep has a 37-13 win-loss record in 2019, 19-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was managing to win the title in London where she defeated Serena Williams in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Wuhan Halep lost in the 2nd round 6-0 7-5 to Dominika Cibulkova.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 50, Rybakina reached the 3rd round after beating Lin Zhu 7-5 2-6 6-0 and Ons Jabeur 6-1 6-73 6-2.

Rybakina has a 30-12 win-loss record in 2019, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Bucharest where she defeated Patricia Maria Tig in the final 6-2 6-0.

Last year in Wuhan Elena didn’t play in Wuhan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.16
Elena Rybakina -> 5.00

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Ashleigh Barty vs. Sofia Kenin Wuhan Open

Ashleigh Barty vs. Sofia Kenin

Head to head 3-1 for Barty

Ashleigh Barty will take on Sofia Kenin in the 3rd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3 pm on Center Court.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Australian got to the 3rd round after beating Caroline Garcia 4-6 6-4 6-1.

Barty has a 42-9 win-loss record in 2019, 23-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Miami where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 7-6(1) 6-3 and in Paris where she beat Marketa Vondrousova in the final 6-1 6-3 and in Birmingham where she defeated Julia Goerges in the final 6-3 7-5.

Last year in Wuhan Barty lost in the semifinal 7-62 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Sofia Kenin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17 (career high), Sofia reached the 3rd round after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 7-65 and Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 7-65.

The American has a 45-18 win-loss record in 2019, 34-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was managing to win the title in Hobart where she defeated Anna Schmiedlova in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Mallorca where she beat Belinda Bencic in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4 and in Guangzhou where she beat Samantha Stosur in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Wuhan Sofia lost in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Ashleigh Barty and Sofia Kenin square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but Kenin leads 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Kenin won 6-75 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Toronto back in August 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.36
Sofia Kenin -> 3.20

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Dayana Yastremska Wuhan Open

Karolina Pliskova vs. Dayana Yastremska

Head to head 1-0 for Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova will play Dayana Yastremska in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7 pm on Center Court.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Pliskova got to the 3rd round after defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-3.

Pliskova has a 49-12 win-loss record in 2019, 32-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Brisbane where she defeated Lesya Tsurenko in the final 4-6 7-5 6-2 and in Rome where she beat Johanna Konta in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Eastbourne where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-1 6-4 and in Zhengzhou where she defeated Petra Martic in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Wuhan The Czech lost in the 2nd round 6-1 3-6 6-3 to Qiang Wang.

Dayana Yastremska: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27 (career high), Yastremska got to the 3rd round after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic 7-65 6-2 and Christina Mchale 6-3 7-67.

Yastremska has a 28-17 win-loss record in 2019, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Hua Hin where she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in the final 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) and in Strasbourg where she beat Caroline Garcia in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(3).

Last year in Wuhan Yastremska didn’t play in Wuhan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Karolina Pliskova and Dayana Yastremska play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Pliskova won 5-7 7-65 6-3 in the 1st round in Madrid back in May 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.36
Dayana Yastremska -> 3.20

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Sloane Stephens vs. Petra Kvitova Wuhan Open

Sloane Stephens vs. Petra Kvitova

Head to head 2-0 for Stephens

Sloane Stephens will play Petra Kvitova in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9 pm on Center Court.

Sloane Stephens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Stephens got to the 3rd round after beating Shuai Zhang 7-5 6-4 and Yafan Wang 6-2 3-6 6-1.

The American has a 21-17 win-loss record in 2019, 9-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Stephens’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Madrid.

Last year in Wuhan Sloane lost in the 1st round 4-6 7-5 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit.

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7, Kvitova reached the 3rd round after defeating Polona Hercog 7-66 6-3.

The Czech has a 33-11 win-loss record in 2019, 21-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Sydney where she defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final 1-6 7-5 7-6(3) and in Stuttgart where she defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final 6-3 7-6(2).

Last year in Wuhan Kvitova lost in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-3 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Sloane Stephens and Petra Kvitova clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Stephens won 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 2.75
Sloane Stephens -> 1.44

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Wuhan Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Wuhan Open

  • Ashleigh BartyBarty – Sofia KeninKenin (3-1) – See H2H details
  • Petra MarticMartic – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Simona HalepHalep – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Kiki BertensBertens (0-4) – See H2H details
  • Qiang WangWang – Alison RiskeRiske (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (1-2) – See H2H details
  • Petra KvitovaKvitova – Sloane StephensStephens (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-1) – See H2H details

Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Sloane Stephens in Wuhan

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