China Open predictions: Osaka, Svitolina, Halep and Kerber to play on Sunday

BEIJING ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber will play on Sunday

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Mark Hall
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Naomi Osaka

ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber are among the top names that will play on Sunday at the China Open.

Naomi Osaka vs. Jessica Pegula China Open

Naomi Osaka vs. Jessica Pegula

Head to head 0-0

Naomi Osaka will come up against Jessica Pegula in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, will start her run in Beijing after she won the title in Osaka after beating 6-2 6-3 Pavlyuchenkova in the final.

Osaka has a 33-11 win-loss record in 2019, 23-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Melbourne where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 and in Osaka where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6-2 6-3.

Last year in Beijing The Japanese lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-4 to Anastasija Sevastova.

Jessica Pegula: ranking and results

Ranked no. 76, Pegula will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-0 6-1 to Hercog in the 1st round the 22nd of September.

Pegula has a 21-17 win-loss record in 2019, 14-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Washington where she defeated Camila Giorgi in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Beijing Jessica didn’t play in Beijing in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Jessica Pegula 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 Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.14
Jessica Pegula -> 5.50

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Elina Svitolina vs. Anastasija Sevastova China Open

Elina Svitolina vs. Anastasija Sevastova

Head to head 1-0 for Sevastova

Elina Svitolina will fight against Anastasija Sevastova in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3 (career high), Elina will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 6-1 6-3 to Riske in the quarter the 26th of September.

Svitolina has a 32-19 win-loss record in 2019, 26-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Svitolina’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in at the U.S. Open ,in Wimbledon , Indian Wells, Dubai and Doha.

Last year in Beijing Svitolina lost in the 1st round 0-6 6-4 7-64 to Aleksandra Krunic.

Anastasija Sevastova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, the Latvian will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 4-6 6-3 6-3 to Mchale in the 1st round the 23rd of September.

Anastasija has a 26-20 win-loss record in 2019, 9-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Jurmala where she defeated Katarzyna Kawa in the final 3-6 7-5 6-4.

Last year in Beijing Anastasija lost in the final 6-3 6-3 to Caroline Wozniacki.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Elina Svitolina and Anastasija Sevastova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sevastova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Sevastova won 6-3 1-6 6-0 in the 4th round in New York back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.36
Anastasija Sevastova -> 3.00

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Simona Halep vs. Rebecca Peterson

Head to head 1-0 for Halep

Simona Halep will compete against Rebecca Peterson in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Simona will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 5-4 ret. to Rybakina in the 3rd round the 25th of September.

The Romanian has a 37-14 win-loss record in 2019, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title in London where she defeated Serena Williams in the final 6-2 6-2.

Last year in Beijing The Romanian reached the 1st round last year in Beijing before retiring against Ons Jabeur when she was 6-1 ret..

Rebecca Peterson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, Peterson reached the 1st round after beating Fang Ying Xun 7-64 6-3 and Misaki Doi 6-1 6-73 6-2.

Rebecca has a 30-20 win-loss record in 2019, 20-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Nanchang where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 6-2 6-0.

Last year in Beijing Peterson didn’t compete in Beijing in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Simona Halep and Rebecca Peterson face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Halep won 6-4 6-0 in the 1st round in Bastad back in 2013.

Angelique Kerber vs. Shuai Zhang China Open

Angelique Kerber vs. Shuai Zhang

Head to head 1-1

Angelique Kerber will play Shuai Zhang in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 7.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Angelique will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 7-65 5-7 6-1 to Puig in the 1st round the 23rd of September.

Kerber has a 27-18 win-loss record in 2019, 18-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing The German lost in the 3rd round 6-1 2-6 6-0 to Shuai Zhang.

Shuai Zhang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Shuai will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Wuhan where she lost 7-5 6-4 to Stephens in the 1st round the 22nd of September.

Shuai has a 23-25 win-loss record in 2019, 12-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Shuai’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Anning.

Last year in Beijing The Chinese lost in the quarter 3-6 6-4 7-5 to Naomi Osaka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Angelique Kerber and Shuai Zhang square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Zhang on hard.

The last time that they played, Zhang won 6-1 2-6 6-0 in the 3rd round in Beijing back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Angelique Kerber who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 1.53
Shuai Zhang -> 2.37

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Last Results

These are the last results of the China Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the China Open

  • Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Magda LinetteLinette – Sloane StephensStephens (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Barbora StrycovaStrycova – Venus WilliamsWilliams (0-4) – See H2H details
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Xin Yu WangYu Wang – Yafan WangWang (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Angelique KerberKerber – Shuai ZhangZhang (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Caroline GarciaGarcia – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elise MertensMertens – Petra MarticMartic (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Jennifer BradyBrady – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Madison KeysKeys (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Qiang WangWang – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Simona HalepHalep – Rebecca PetersonPeterson (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Bernarda PeraPera (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Lauren DavisDavis (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Christina MchaleMchale – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (2-2) – See H2H details
  • Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-0) – See H2H details

Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina, Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber in Beijing

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