Australian Open predictions, H2H: Kvitova, Barty, Gauff and Kenin to play on Sunday

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Petra Kvitova, Ashleigh Barty, Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin will play on Saturday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Petra Kvitova, Ashleigh Barty, Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin are among the top WTA players that will play on Sunday at the Australian Open.

Petra Kvitova vs. Maria Sakkari Australian Open

Petra Kvitova vs. Maria Sakkari

Head to head 2-1 for Sakkari

Petra Kvitova will face Maria Sakkari in the 4th round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, the Czech got to the 4th round after defeating Katerina Siniakova 6-1 6-0, Paula Badosa Gibert 7-5 7-5 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1 6-2.

The Czech has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Petra’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open Kvitova lost in the final 7-62 5-7 6-4 to Naomi Osaka.

Maria Sakkari: ranking and results

Ranked no. 23, the Greek reached the 4th round after beating Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-2, Nao Hibino 7-64 6-4 and Madison Keys 6-4 6-4.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Sakkari had to surrender in the 3rd round 7-5 6-1 to Ashleigh Barty.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Petra Kvitova and Maria Sakkari clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Sakkari won 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.40
Maria Sakkari -> 3.00

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Ashleigh Barty vs. Alison Riske Australian Open

Ashleigh Barty vs. Alison Riske

Head to head 2-0 for Riske

Ashleigh Barty will face Alison Riske in the 4th round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Australian got to the 4th round after defeating Lesya Tsurenko 5-7 6-1 6-1, Polona Hercog 6-1 6-4 and Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-2.

Ashleigh has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2020, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Adelaide where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 7-5.

Last year at the Australian Open Ashleigh had to surrender in the quarter 6-1 6-4 to Petra Kvitova.

Alison Riske: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, Alison reached the 4th round after defeating Yafan Wang 7-65 2-6 6-3, Lin Zhu 6-3 6-1 and Julia Goerges 1-6 7-64 6-2.

Riske has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Riske lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-3 to Kiki Bertens.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Ashleigh Barty and Alison Riske play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Riske (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Riske won 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the 4th round in London back in 2019.

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 -> 1.22
Alison Riske -> 4.33

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Cori Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin Australian Open

Cori Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin

Head to head 0-0

Cori Gauff will come up against Sofia Kenin in the 4th round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2.30 pm (NB) on the Melbourne Arena.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, Gauff got to the 4th round after beating Venus Williams 7-65 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 7-5 and Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Gauff didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2019.

Sofia Kenin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the American reached the 4th round after beating Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-4, Ann Li 6-1 6-3 and Shuai Zhang 7-5 7-67.

The American has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Kenin lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-75 6-4 to Simona Halep.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Sofia Kenin 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 Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Sofia Kenin is the pick to win this match.
Sofia Kenin -> 2.37
Cori Gauff -> 1.57

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