AO predictions, H2H: Giorgi, Kerber, Bencic and Bertens to play on Saturday on the Margaret Court Arena

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Camila Giorgi, Angelique Kerber, Belinda Bencic and Kiki Bertens will play on Friday

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Mark Hall
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Kerber Giorgi Bertens

ORDER OF PLAY. Camila Giorgi, Angelique Kerber, Belinda Bencic and Kiki Bertens are among the top names that will compete on Friday at the Australian Open on the Margaret Court Arena.

Camila Giorgi vs. Angelique Kerber Australian Open

Camila Giorgi vs. Angelique Kerber

Head to head 4-0 for Kerber

Camila Giorgi will face Angelique Kerber in the 3rd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11 am on the Margaret Court Arena.

Camila Giorgi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 102, Camila reached the 3rd round after defeating Antonia Lottner 6-3 6-3 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-1.

The Italian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Giorgi lost in the 3rd round 6-4 3-6 6-2 to Karolina Pliskova.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, the German reached the 3rd round after defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2 6-2 and Priscilla Hon 6-3 6-2.

The German has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 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 conquered the title at the Australian Open in 2016.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Camila Giorgi and Angelique Kerber play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Kerber won 7-63 6-2 in the 2nd round in Sydney back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Angelique Kerber who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 2.37
Camila Giorgi -> 1.57

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Belinda Bencic vs. Anett Kontaveit Australian Open

Belinda Bencic vs. Anett Kontaveit

Head to head 0-0

Belinda Bencic will take on Anett Kontaveit in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1 pm (est) on the Margaret Court Arena.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Swiss reached the 3rd round after defeating Anna Schmiedlova 6-3 7-5 and Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 7-5.

The Swiss has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Swiss had to bow in the 3rd round 6-1 6-4 to Petra Kvitova.

Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Kontaveit reached the 3rd round after beating Astra Sharma 6-0 6-2 and Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 4-6 6-1.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Kontaveit lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Anett Kontaveit since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

The last time that they played each other, Bencic won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (juniors) back in 2013.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.72
Anett Kontaveit -> 2.10

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Kiki Bertens vs. Zarina Diyas Australian Open

Kiki Bertens vs. Zarina Diyas

Head to head 1-0 for Diyas

Kiki Bertens will play Zarina Diyas in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10 pm (est) on the Margaret Court Arena.

Kiki Bertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, Bertens reached the 3rd round after beating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-4 and Arina Rodionova 6-3 7-5.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Dutch lost in the 2nd round 3-6 6-3 6-3 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Zarina Diyas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 73, Diyas got to the 3rd round after defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 6-3 and Anna Blinkova 4-6 6-3 6-4.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Diyas lost in the 1st round 3-6 7-5 6-1 to Aleksandra Krunic.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Kiki Bertens and Zarina Diyas play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Diyas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Diyas won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2015.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kiki Bertens who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Kiki Bertens is the pick to win this match.
Kiki Bertens -> 1.50
Zarina Diyas -> 2.62

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