ORDER OF PLAY. Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina, Angelique Kerber and Jelena Ostapenko are among the top names that will play on Thursday at the Australian Open on the Margaret Court Arena.
Belinda Bencic vs. Jelena Ostapenko
Head to head 1-0 for Ostapenko
Belinda Bencic will take on Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11 am on the Margaret Court Arena.
Belinda Bencic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7 (career high), Belinda got to the 2nd round after beating Anna Schmiedlova 6-3 7-5.
The Swiss has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open The Swiss had to surrender in the 3rd round 6-1 6-4 to Petra Kvitova.
Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results
Ranked no. 45, Jelena got to the 2nd round after defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-4.
Jelena has a 1-0 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open The Latvian had to surrender in the 1st round 6-1 3-6 6-2 to Maria Sakkari.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Jelena Ostapenko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Ostapenko won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.53
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.50
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Elina Svitolina vs. Lauren Davis
Head to head 4-0 for Svitolina
Elina Svitolina will take on Lauren Davis in the 2nd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10 pm (est) on the Margaret Court Arena.
Elina Svitolina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5, Svitolina reached the 2nd round after defeating Katie Boulter 6-4 7-5.
Elina has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2020, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Svitolina capitulated in the quarter 6-4 6-1 to Naomi Osaka.
Lauren Davis: ranking and results
Ranked no. 62, Lauren got to the 2nd round after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-2.
Lauren has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Lauren lost in the qualifications 6-3 6-3 to Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 5th time that Elina Svitolina and Lauren Davis fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Svitolina won 6-0 6-4 in the quarter in Dubai back in 2017.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.16
Lauren Davis -> 5.00
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Angelique Kerber vs. Priscilla Hon
Head to head 0-0
Angelique Kerber will compete against Priscilla Hon in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4 pm (est) on the Margaret Court Arena.
Angelique Kerber: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, the German reached the 2nd round after defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2 6-2.
Angelique has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open The German lost in the 4th round 6-0 6-2 to Danielle Rose Collins. Angelique won the title at the Australian Open in 2016.
Priscilla Hon: ranking and results
Ranked no. 139, Hon got to the 2nd round after defeating Kateryna Kozlova 6-3 6-4.
Priscilla has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Priscilla lost in the 1st round 7-5 4-6 6-1 to Astra Sharma.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Angelique Kerber and Priscilla Hon 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 Angelique Kerber who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 1.20
Priscilla Hon -> 4.50
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Cori GauffGauff – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Qiang WangWang – Fiona FerroFerro (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Ann LiLi (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Julia GoergesGoerges – Petra MarticMartic (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Caroline GarciaGarcia (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Lin ZhuZhu (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Nao HibinoHibino (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Polona HercogHercog (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Madison KeysKeys – Arantxa RusRus (7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
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