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China Open predictions: Osaka, Wozniacki, Barty and Bertens to play on Saturday

BEIJING ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Ashleigh Barty and Kiki Bertens will play on Saturday

5 October 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Ashleigh Barty and Kiki Bertens are among the semifinalists that will compete on Saturday at the China Open.

Naomi Osaka vs. Caroline Wozniacki

Head to head 2-0 for Wozniacki

Naomi Osaka will take on Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinal for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7.30 pm on Diamond Court.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Naomi got to the semifinal after beating Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-6⁵, Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-0, Alison Riske 6-4 6-0 and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 5-7 6-3 6-4.

Naomi has a 37-11 win-loss record in 2019, 27-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated 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.

Caroline Wozniacki: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, the Dane got to the semifinal after defeating Lauren Davis 6-1 6-3, Christina Mchale 6-4 6-0, Katerina Siniakova 7-5 6-4 and Daria Kasatkina 6-3 7-6⁵.

Caroline has a 20-14 win-loss record in 2019, 12-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Caroline’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Charleston.

Last year in Beijing The Dane won the title last year in Beijing after ousting Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-3. The Dane won the title at the China Open in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Wozniacki (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Wozniacki won 6-2 7-6⁵ in the 2^nd round in Eastbourne back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.36
Caroline Wozniacki -> 3.20

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Ashleigh Barty vs. Kiki Bertens

Head to head 4-0 for Barty

Ashleigh Barty will come up against Kiki Bertens in the semifinal for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2.30 pm on DIAMOND COURT.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 Barty got to the semifinal after defeating Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-2, Saisai Zheng 6-3 6-7⁵ 6-2 and Petra Kvitova 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Barty has a 47-10 win-loss record in 2019, 28-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Miami where she beat 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 Beijing Barty didn’t play in Beijing in 2018.

Kiki Bertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, Bertens got to the semifinal after defeating Donna Vekic 3-6 6-1 7-6³, Dayana Yastremska 7-6⁵ 6-3, Polona Hercog 7-6⁶ 2-6 6-3 and Elina Svitolina 7-6⁶ 6-2.

Bertens has a 48-21 win-loss record in 2019, 18-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in St. Petersburg where she beat Donna Vekic in the final 7-6(2) 6-4 and in Madrid where she beat Simona Halep in the final 6-4 6-4.

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Ashleigh Barty and Kiki Bertens clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Barty won 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 4^th round in Miami back in March 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.40
Kiki Bertens -> 3.00

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Last Results

These are the last results of the China Open

Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-3 7-6⁵) – See score progression
Naomi OsakaOsaka – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (5-7 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Ashleigh BartyBarty – Petra KvitovaKvitova (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Kiki BertensBertens – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (7-6⁶ 6-2) – See score progression
Jelena Ostapenko/Dayana YastremskaOstapenko/Dayana Yastremska – Nicole Melichar/Kveta PeschkeMelichar/Kveta Peschke (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Karolina Pliskova/Kristyna PliskovaPliskova/Kristyna Pliskova – Gabriela Dabrowski/Yifan XuDabrowski/Yifan Xu (7-5 6-3) – See score progression