AO predictions, H2H: Serena Williams, Osaka, Gauff and Barty to play on Friday on the Rod Laver Arena

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty will play on Thursday

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Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams

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 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.

See updated oddsAs 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 Australian Open

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.

See updated oddsAs 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 Australian Open

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.

See updated oddsAs 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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