China Open predictions: Vekic, Muguruza, Pliskova and Bencic to play on Saturday

BEIJING ORDER OF PLAY. Donna Vekic, Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic will play on Friday

Donna Vekic

ORDER OF PLAY. Donna Vekic, Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic are among the top names that will compete on Saturday at the China Open.

Donna Vekic vs. Kiki Bertens China Open

Donna Vekic vs. Kiki Bertens

Head to head 3-2 for Bertens

Donna Vekic will square off with Kiki Bertens in the 1st round for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 23, the Croatian will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 4-6 6-3 6-3 to Jabeur in the 1st round the 23rd of September.

Donna has a 34-19 win-loss record in 2019, 19-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Donna’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Nottingham and St. Petersburg.

Last year in Beijing Vekic lost in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2 to Anastasija Sevastova.

Kiki Bertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, the Dutch will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-1 7-69 to Sabalenka in the 3rd round the 25th of September.

Kiki has a 44-21 win-loss record in 2019, 14-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was managing to win the title in St. Petersburg where she beat Donna Vekic in the final 7-6(2) 6-4 and in Madrid where she defeated Simona Halep in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Beijing Bertens lost in the 3rd round 6-4 6-3 to Katerina Siniakova.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6th time that Donna Vekic and Kiki Bertens clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Bertens (see full H2H stats), but Vekic leads 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they played, Bertens won 7-62 6-4 in the final in St. Petersburg back in February 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kiki Bertens who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Kiki Bertens is the pick to win this match.
Kiki Bertens -> 2.00
Donna Vekic -> 1.72

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Garbine Muguruza vs. Sofia Kenin China Open

Garbine Muguruza vs. Sofia Kenin

Head to head 0-0

Garbine Muguruza will compete against Sofia Kenin in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, Garbine will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 7-5 6-2 to Svitolina in the 2nd round the 24th of September.

The Spaniard has a 22-13 win-loss record in 2019, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Monterrey where she beat Victoria Azarenka in the final 6-1 3-1 ret..

Last year in Beijing The Spaniard lost in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka. The Spaniard won the title at the China Open in 2015.

Sofia Kenin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17 (career high), Kenin will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-3 7-5 to Barty in the 3rd round the 25th of September.

Kenin has a 45-19 win-loss record in 2019, 34-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current 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 defeated 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 Beijing Sofia lost in the qualifications 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Heather Watson.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Sofia Kenin is the pick to win this match.
Sofia Kenin -> 2.37
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.53

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko China Open

Karolina Pliskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head 3-1 for Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova will face Jelena Ostapenko in the 1st round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Karolina will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Yastremska in the 3rd round the 25th of September.

Pliskova has a 49-13 win-loss record in 2019, 32-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year 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 defeated 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 beat Petra Martic in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Beijing The Czech lost in the 3rd round 6-4 6-4 to Qiang Wang.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 74, the Latvian will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Tashkent where she lost 6-3 5-4 ret. to Zavatska in the 1st round the 23rd of September.

The Latvian has a 15-24 win-loss record in 2019, 7-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Jelena lost in the 2nd round 6-0 6-0 to Qiang Wang.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Karolina Pliskova and Jelena Ostapenko fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Pliskova won 5-7 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Stuttgart back in 2018.

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 -> 1.14
Jelena Ostapenko -> 5.50

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Belinda Bencic vs. Su-Wei Hsieh China Open

Belinda Bencic vs. Su-Wei Hsieh

Head to head 1-0 for Bencic

Belinda Bencic will square off with Su-Wei Hsieh in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12.30 pm on Lotus.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, Bencic will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Kudermetova in the 2nd round the 24th of September.

The Swiss has a 40-18 win-loss record in 2019, 21-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the year was managing to win the title in Dubai where she defeated Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 1-6 6-2.

Last year in Beijing Bencic lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-3 to Caroline Wozniacki.

Su-Wei Hsieh: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, the Chinese will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-2 7-65 to Kuznetsova in the 2nd round the 24th of September.

The Chinese has a 31-23 win-loss record in 2019, 23-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Chinese best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Dubai and Auckland.

Last year in Beijing Hsieh lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-2 to Timea Babos.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Su-Wei Hsieh face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Bencic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Hua Hin back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.40
Su-Wei Hsieh -> 2.75

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the China Open

  • Magda LinetteLinetteHeather WatsonWatson (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Rebecca PetersonPetersonMisaki DoiDoi (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Yue YuanYuanBernarda PeraPera (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkovaAndrea PetkovicPetkovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Lauren DavisDavisAnastasia PotapovaPotapova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Anna BlinkovaBlinkovaZarina DiyasDiyas (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Tamara ZidansekZidansekChristina MchaleMchale (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Jennifer BradyBradyKateryna KozlovaKozlova (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Saisai ZhengZhengMonica PuigPuig (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Belinda BencicBencicSu-Wei HsiehHsieh (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Barbora StrycovaStrycovaVenus WilliamsWilliams (0-4) – See H2H details
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose CollinsKristina MladenovicMladenovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolinaAnastasija SevastovaSevastova (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Xin Yu WangYu WangYafan WangWang (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkovaVeronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Garbine MuguruzaMuguruzaSofia KeninKenin (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Angelique KerberKerberShuai ZhangZhang (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Polona HercogHercogJulia GoergesGoerges (2-6) – See H2H details
  • Caroline GarciaGarciaDayana YastremskaYastremska (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Donna VekicVekicKiki BertensBertens (2-3) – See H2H details
  • Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa AndreescuAliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elise MertensMertensPetra MarticMartic (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Karolina MuchovaMuchovaMadison KeysKeys (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Qiang WangWangAjla TomljanovicTomljanovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Jessica PegulaPegulaNaomi OsakaOsaka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Darya KasatkinaKasatkinaShuai PengPeng (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Katerina SiniakovaSiniakovaXiyu WangWang (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Jelena OstapenkoOstapenkoKarolina PliskovaPliskova (1-3) – See H2H details

Donna Vekic, Garbine Muguruza, Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic in Beijing

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