ORDER OF PLAY. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty are among the top WTA players that will compete on Friday at the Australian Open.
Serena Williams vs. Qiang Wang
Head to head 1-0 for Williams
Serena Williams will fight against Qiang Wang in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena.
Serena Williams: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, Williams reached the 3rd round after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-3 and Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-3.
The American has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Auckland where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Last year at the Australian Open The American capitulated in the quarter 6-4 4-6 7-5 to Karolina Pliskova. Williams conquered the title at the Australian Open in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2017.
Qiang Wang: ranking and results
Ranked no. 29, the Chinese got to the 3rd round after defeating Pauline Parmentier 7-62 6-3 and Fiona Ferro 6-1 6-2.
Wang has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Qiang lost in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3 to Anastasija Sevastova.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Qiang Wang play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Williams won 6-1 6-0 in the quarter in New York back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.10
Qiang Wang -> 7.00
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Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff
Head to head 1-0 for Osaka
Naomi Osaka will compete against Cori Gauff in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7 pm on the Rod Laver Arena.
Naomi Osaka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 4, the Japanese got to the 3rd round after defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-4 and Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-4.
The Japanese has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Japanese’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Last year at the Australian Open Naomi won the title last year in Melbourne after beating Petra Kvitova 7-62 5-7 6-4. Naomi won the title at the Australian Open in 1 and 2019.
Cori Gauff: ranking and results
Ranked no. 67, the American reached the 3rd round after defeating Venus Williams 7-65 6-3 and Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 7-5.
Gauff has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Cori didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2019.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Osaka won 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 4.50
Naomi Osaka -> 1.20
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Ashleigh Barty vs. Elena Rybakina
Head to head 0-0
Ashleigh Barty will compete against Elena Rybakina in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11 am on the Rod Laver Arena.
Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Australian got to the 3rd round after beating Lesya Tsurenko 5-7 6-1 6-1 and Polona Hercog 6-1 6-4.
Ashleigh has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 7-5.
Last year at the Australian Open The Australian capitulated in the quarter 6-1 6-4 to Petra Kvitova.
Elena Rybakina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 26 (career high), Elena reached the 3rd round after defeating Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-2 and Greetje Minnen 6-3 6-4.
The Kazakhstani has a 11-1 win-loss record in 2020, 11-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Hobart where she beat Shuai Zhang in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.
Last year at the Australian Open Elena lost in the qualifications 6-2 6-4 to Lin Zhu.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Ashleigh Barty and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
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 -> 1.25
Elena Rybakina -> 4.00
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-4 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Alize CornetCornet (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Kiki BertensBertens – Arina RodionovaRodionova (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Lauren DavisDavis (6-2 7-66) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Heather WatsonWatson (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Simona HalepHalep – Harriet DartDart (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Zarina DiyasDiyas – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Priscilla HonHon (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Carla Suarez NavarroSuarez Navarro (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Taylor TownsendTownsend (7-5 7-61) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Nao HibinoHibino (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Lin ZhuZhu (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Julia GoergesGoerges – Petra MarticMartic (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Madison KeysKeys – Arantxa RusRus (7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Caroline GarciaGarcia (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Ann LiLi (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Qiang WangWang – Fiona FerroFerro (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Polona HercogHercog (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 7-5) – 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
- 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
- Belinda BencicBencic – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (0-0) – See H2H details
- Donna VekicVekic – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-0) – See H2H details
- Elise MertensMertens – Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis (0-1) – See H2H details
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Simona HalepHalep (0-0) – See H2H details
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (6-4) – See H2H details
- Zarina DiyasDiyas – Kiki BertensBertens (1-0) – See H2H details
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Angelique KerberKerber (0-4) – See H2H details
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-6) – See H2H details
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