ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejcikova, Elise Mertens and Ekaterina Alexandrova are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on CENTRE COURT.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Barbora Krejcikova
Head to head 0-0
Aryna Sabalenka will compete against Barbora Krejcikova in the semifinal for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 11, Sabalenka got to the semifinal after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-4, Stefanie Voegele 6-0 6-3 and Oceane Dodin 6-3 3-3 ret..
The Belarussian has a 27-10 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was managing to win the title in Doha where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Ostrava where she defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Linz Aryna didn’t compete in Linz in 2019.
Barbora Krejcikova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 74 (career high), the Czech got to the semifinal after beating Harmony Tan 6-3 5-7 6-2, Greetje Minnen 5-7 7-67 6-4 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3 6-1.
Barbora has a 20-8 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Linz The Czech didn’t play in Linz in 2019.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.3
Barbora Krejcikova -> 3.82
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Elise Mertens vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 1-0 for Alexandrova
Elise Mertens will play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Elise Mertens: ranking and results
Ranked no. 21, Mertens reached the semifinal after beating Anhelina Kalinina 2-6 6-1 6-2, Vera Zvonareva 6-4 5-7 6-2 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1.
Elise has a 33-12 win-loss record in 2020, 7-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Elise’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Prague.
Last year in Linz Elise didn’t compete in Linz in 2019.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 33, Alexandrova got to the semifinal after defeating Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-4, Varvara Gracheva 7-5 6-1 and Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-1.
Ekaterina has a 20-11 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Shenzhen where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year in Linz The Russian lost in the semifinal 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 to Jelena Ostapenko.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Alexandrova won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Hertogenbosch back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.64
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.375
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz
- Alexandre SidorenkoSidorenko – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (2-6 6-2 4-3 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Elise MertensMertens (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
