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H2H PREDICTIONS: Bencic, Potapova, Kvitova, Rybakina in action in Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG ORDER OF PLAY. Belinda Bencic, Anastasia Potapova, Petra Kvitova and Elena Rybakina will play on Friday

14 February 2020

ORDER OF PLAY. Belinda Bencic, Anastasia Potapova, Petra Kvitova and Elena Rybakina are among the top names that will compete on Friday at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

Belinda Bencic vs. Maria Sakkari

Head to head 0-0

Seeded no. 1, Belinda Bencic will square off with Maria Sakkari for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on SIBUR ARENA.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5 (career high), the Swiss reached the quarter after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6⁴ 6-4.

Belinda has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg Bencic lost in the qualifications 6-4 6-3 to Veronika Kudermetova.

Maria Sakkari: ranking and results

Ranked no. 21 (career high), Maria got to the quarter after defeating Vitalia Diatchenko 3-6 6-4 7-6³ and Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4.

The Greek has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg The Greek lost in the 1^st round 6-2 7-5 to Julia Goerges.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Maria Sakkari since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

The last time that they squared off, Sakkari won 6-3 6-4 in the R in Perth back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.61
Maria Sakkari -> 2.30

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Anastasia Potapova vs. Kiki Bertens

Head to head 0-0

Anastasia Potapova will come up against Kiki Bertens in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on SIBUR ARENA.

Anastasia Potapova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 101, the Russian reached the quarter after defeating Martina Di Giuseppe 6-1 6-4, Pauline Parmentier 6-3 6-1, Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-4 and Ajla Tomljanovic 7-6² 6-3.

The Russian has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg Potapova didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2019.

Kiki Bertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, Bertens reached the quarter after defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-2.

The Dutch has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg Kiki won the title last year in St. Petersburg after besting Donna Vekic 7-6(2) 6-4. The Dutch won the title at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in 2019.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Anastasia Potapova and Kiki Bertens 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 Kiki Bertens who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kiki Bertens is the pick to win this match.
Kiki Bertens -> 4.00
Anastasia Potapova -> 1.25

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Petra Kvitova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Head to head 1-0 for Kvitova

Petra Kvitova will come up against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on SIBUR ARENA.

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, Kvitova reached the quarter after beating Alison Van Uytvanck 7-6¹ 1-6 6-2.

Petra has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Petra’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.

Last year in St. Petersburg Kvitova capitulated in the quarter 6-4 6-1 to Donna Vekic. The Czech conquered the title at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in 2018 and 2019.

Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 28, Ekaterina got to the quarter after defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Donna Vekic 6-1 7-5.

Alexandrova has a 11-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ekaterina capitulated in the quarter 6-3 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Petra Kvitova and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Kvitova won 6-1 6-2 in the 3^rd round in Melbourne back in January 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.44
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.75

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Elena Rybakina vs. Oceane Dodin

Head to head 0-0

Elena Rybakina will face Oceane Dodin in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on SIBUR ARENA.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25 (career high), Elena got to the quarter after beating Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4 and Fiona Ferro 6-3 6-4.

Elena has a 13-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was winning the title in Hobart where she overcame Shuai Zhang in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.

Last year in St. Petersburg Elena didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2019.

Oceane Dodin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 159, the French Player got to the quarter after defeating Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-2, Fiona Ferro 7-6⁷ 7-6⁵, Viktoria Kuzmova 6-2 6-2 and Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4.

Dodin has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg The French Player didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2019.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Oceane Dodin since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.