ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova are among the top names that will compete on Monday at the Western & Southern Open.

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Serena Williams vs. Arantxa Rus

Head to head 1-0 for Williams

Serena Williams will take on Arantxa Rus in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1 pm on Grandstand.

Serena Williams: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, the American will start her run in New York after she played her last match in Lexington where she lost 1-6 6-4 7-65 to Rogers in the quarter the 14th of August.

Williams has a 10-3 win-loss record in 2020, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Auckland where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in New York Williams didn’t compete in New York in 2019. Williams won the title at the Western & Southern Open in 2014.

Arantxa Rus: ranking and results

Ranked no. 72, Arantxa reached the 2nd round after defeating Stefanie Voegele 7-5 4-6 6-1, Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-3 and Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2 6-3.

Arantxa has a 16-10 win-loss record in 2020, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Arantxa’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Boutheon.

Last year in New York Arantxa didn’t compete in New York in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Arantxa Rus clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in London back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.106
Arantxa Rus -> 6.25

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Naomi Osaka vs. Karolina Muchova

Head to head 0-0

Seeded no. 4, Naomi Osaka will face Karolina Muchova for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3 pm on Court 17.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, Naomi will start her run in New York after she played her last match in 1 where she lost 6-0 6-3 to Sorribes Tormo in the Rubber 1 the 7th of February.

The Japanese has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Osaka’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.

Last year in New York The Japanese reached the quarter last year in Cincinnati before retiring against Sofia Kenin when she was 6-4 1-6 2-0 ret..

Karolina Muchova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, Muchova got to the 2nd round after defeating Ann Li 6-4 6-4.

Karolina has a 3-4 win-loss record in 2020, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in New York Karolina didn’t compete in New York in 2019.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Karolina Muchova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.615
Karolina Muchova -> 2.25

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Catherine Cartan Bellis

Head to head 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka will take on Catherine Cartan Bellis in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5 pm on Court 17.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, the Belarussian will start her run in New York after she played her last match in Lexington where she lost 7-64

4-6 6-4 to Gauff in the 2nd round the 12th of August.

Sabalenka has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2020, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Doha where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 6-3.

Last year in New York The Belarussian capitulated in the 3rd round 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 to Maria Sakkari.

Catherine Cartan Bellis: ranking and results

Ranked no. 249, catherine got to the 2nd round after beating Madison Brengle 6-3 7-64, Ysaline Bonaventure 4-6 6-4 6-1 and Oceane Dodin 6-2 3-6 7-61.

The American has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2020, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Last year in New York Catherine didn’t play in New York in 2019.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Catherine Cartan Bellis since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.5
Catherine Cartan Bellis -> 2.52

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Petra Kvitova vs. Marie Bouzkova

Head to head 0-0

Petra Kvitova will come up against Marie Bouzkova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career.

Petra Kvitova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Kvitova will start her run in New York after she played her last match in Doha where she lost 6-3 6-3 to Sabalenka in the final the 29th of February.

The Czech has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2020, 11-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Petra’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Doha.

Last year in New York Kvitova capitulated in the 2nd round 6-4 2-6 6-3 to Maria Sakkari.

Marie Bouzkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 48, Marie reached the 2nd round after beating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 7-5.

Bouzkova has a 12-7 win-loss record in 2020, 10-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Monterrey.

Last year in New York Marie didn’t play in New York in 2019.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Petra Kvitova and Marie Bouzkova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Last Results

These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open

  • Kristina MladenovicMladenovic – Elise MertensMertens (3-1) – See H2H details
  • Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Naomi OsakaOsaka – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Bernarda PeraPera – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Johanna KontaKonta – Kirsten FlipkensFlipkens (4-1) – See H2H details
  • Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (1-0) – See H2H details
  • Maria SakkariSakkari – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (1-1) – See H2H details
  • Arantxa RusRus – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-1) – See H2H details
  • Madison KeysKeys – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Christina MchaleMchale – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-0) – See H2H details
  • Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-3) – See H2H details