Australian Open predictions, H2H: Halep, Muguruza, Kerber and Kontaveit to play on Monday

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY. Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Anett Kontaveit will play on Sunday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Anett Kontaveit are among the top names that will play on Monday at the Australian Open.

Simona Halep vs. Elise Mertens Australian Open

Simona Halep vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 2-1 for Halep

Simona Halep will take on Elise Mertens in the 4th round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11 am on the Rod Laver Arena.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Simona reached the 4th round after defeating Jennifer Brady 7-65 6-1, Harriet Dart 6-2 6-4 and Yulia Putintseva 6-1 6-4.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Romanian capitulated in the 4th round 6-1 4-6 6-4 to Serena Williams.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Mertens got to the 4th round after beating Danka Kovinic 6-2 6-0, Heather Watson 6-3 6-0 and Catherine Cartan Bellis 6-1 6-75 6-0.

The Belgian has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Elise had to bow in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2 to Madison Keys.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Simona Halep and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but Mertens has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Mertens won 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the final in Doha back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.57
Elise Mertens -> 2.37

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Garbine Muguruza vs. Kiki Bertens Australian Open

Garbine Muguruza vs. Kiki Bertens

Head to head 3-2 for Bertens

Garbine Muguruza will come up against Kiki Bertens in the 4th round for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena.

Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Muguruza got to the 4th round after defeating Shelby Rogers 0-6 6-1 6-0, Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-2.

Muguruza has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2020, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Spaniard’s best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Shenzhen.

Last year at the Australian Open Garbine lost in the 4th round 6-3 6-1 to Karolina Pliskova.

Kiki Bertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, the Dutch reached the 4th round after defeating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-4, Arina Rodionova 6-3 7-5 and Zarina Diyas 6-2 7-63.

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

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6th time that Garbine Muguruza and Kiki Bertens face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Bertens (see full H2H stats), but Muguruza leads 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Muguruza won 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the 4th round in Indian Wells back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.66
Kiki Bertens -> 2.20

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Angelique Kerber vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Australian Open

Angelique Kerber vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Head to head 7-7

Angelique Kerber will come up against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round for the 15th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5 pm (NB) on the Margaret Court Arena.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, the German got to the 4th round after beating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2 6-2, Priscilla Hon 6-3 6-2 and Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-74 6-3.

Angelique has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 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.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 30, Anastasia got to the 4th round after beating Nina Stojanovic 6-1 7-5, Taylor Townsend 7-5 7-61 and Karolina Pliskova 7-64 7-63.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Pavlyuchenkova lost in the quarter 2-6 7-5 6-1 to Danielle Rose Collins. Anastasia won the title at the Australian Open (juniors) in 2006 and 2007.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 15th time that Angelique Kerber and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova face off. The head to head is 7-7 (see full H2H stats), 5-4 for Pavlyuchenkova on hard.

The last time that they played, Pavlyuchenkova won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Osaka back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is the pick to win this match.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova -> 1.90
Angelique Kerber -> 1.90

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Anett Kontaveit vs. Iga Swiatek Australian Open

Anett Kontaveit vs. Iga Swiatek

Head to head 1-0 for Kontaveit

Anett Kontaveit will face Iga Swiatek in the 4th round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12.30 pm (NB) on the Melbourne Arena.

Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, the Estonian reached the 4th round after defeating Astra Sharma 6-0 6-2, Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 4-6 6-1 and Belinda Bencic 6-0 6-1.

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

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

Iga Swiatek: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56, Iga reached the 4th round after defeating Timea Babos 6-3 6-2, Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 7-5 and Donna Vekic 7-5 6-3.

Iga has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2020, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Pole had to surrender in the 2nd round 6-2 6-0 to Camila Giorgi.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Anett Kontaveit and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Kontaveit won 6-4 7-62 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.

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

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