AO predictions, H2H: Muguruza, Tomljanovic, Pliskova and Halep to play on Thursday on the Rod Laver Arena

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Garbine Muguruza, Ajla Tomljanovic, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep will play on Wednesday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Garbine Muguruza, Ajla Tomljanovic, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep are among the top names (WTA) that will play on Thursday at the Australian Open on the Rod Laver Arena.

Garbine Muguruza vs. Ajla Tomljanovic Australian Open

Garbine Muguruza vs. Ajla Tomljanovic

Head to head 1-1

Garbine Muguruza will take on Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11 am on the Rod Laver Arena.

Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, the Spaniard got to the 2nd round after defeating Shelby Rogers 0-6 6-1 6-0.

The Spaniard has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Spaniard’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Shenzhen.

Last year at the Australian Open Garbine lost in the 4th round 6-3 6-1 to Karolina Pliskova.

Ajla Tomljanovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 52, Ajla got to the 2nd round after beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-1 6-1.

The Croatian has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Tomljanovic lost in the 1st round 7-64 2-6 7-67 to Johanna Konta.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Garbine Muguruza and Ajla Tomljanovic play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Muguruza and Tomljanovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Muguruza won 6-3 6-0 in the quarter in Monterrey back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.72
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 2.10

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Laura Siegemund Australian Open

Karolina Pliskova vs. Laura Siegemund

Head to head 1-0 for Siegemund

Karolina Pliskova will come up against Laura Siegemund in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, the Czech got to the 2nd round after defeating Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 7-5.

Pliskova has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2020, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where she defeated Madison Keys in the final 6-4 4-6 7-5.

Last year at the Australian Open The Czech lost in the semifinal 6-2 4-6 6-4 to Naomi Osaka. Pliskova conquered the title at the Australian Open (juniors) in 2010.

Laura Siegemund: ranking and results

Ranked no. 72, Siegemund got to the 2nd round after defeating Coco Vandeweghe 6-1 6-4.

The German has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Siegemund lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4 to Su-Wei Hsieh.

Head to head analysis

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

The last time that they played each other, Siegemund won 7-63 5-7 6-3 in the quarter in Stuttgart back in 2017.

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 -> 1.12
Laura Siegemund -> 6.00

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Simona Halep vs. Harriet Dart Australian Open

Simona Halep vs. Harriet Dart

Head to head 0-0

Simona Halep will play Harriet Dart in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Halep reached the 2nd round after defeating Jennifer Brady 7-65 6-1.

Simona has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Romanian had to bow in the 4th round 6-1 4-6 6-4 to Serena Williams.

Harriet Dart: ranking and results

Ranked no. 173, Dart reached the 2nd round after defeating Elitsa Kostova 6-4 6-1, Nicole Gibbs 6-2 6-3, Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-1 6-3 and Misaki Doi 2-6 6-4 7-66.

The Brit has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Harriet lost in the 1st round 6-0 6-0 to Maria Sharapova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Harriet Dart since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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 -> 1.10
Harriet Dart -> 7.00

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

  • Belinda BencicBencic – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (0-2) – See H2H details
  • Donna VekicVekic – Alize CornetCornet (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Carla Suarez NavarroSuarez Navarro (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elise MertensMertens – Heather WatsonWatson (3-1) – See H2H details
  • Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Harriet DartDart – Simona HalepHalep (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Lauren DavisDavis (4-0) – See H2H details
  • Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Zarina DiyasDiyas – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (2-1) – See H2H details
  • Arina RodionovaRodionova – Kiki BertensBertens (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (2-0) – See H2H details
  • Priscilla HonHon – Angelique KerberKerber (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Taylor TownsendTownsend (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Ashleigh BartyBarty – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Alison RiskeRiske – Julia GoergesGoerges (1-2) – See H2H details
  • Madison KeysKeys – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Naomi OsakaOsaka – Cori GauffGauff (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Shuai ZhangZhang – Sofia KeninKenin (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Ons JabeurJabeur – Caroline WozniackiWozniacki (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Qiang WangWang – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-1) – See H2H details