Alison Riske is about to kick off her campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. The previous year at the Melbourne, Riske lost in the 4th round to Ashleigh Barty 6-3 1-6 6-4. In the previous edition of this tournament, she conquered Julia Goerges 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2, Lin Zhu 6-3 6-1 and Yafan Wang 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Alison Riske’s projected draw together with the presumable opposition at Australian Open. The American has a losing record (5-11) against the plausible opposition.
R1 – Anastasia Potapova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Anastasia Potapova has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 7 years, the Russian has a 48-35 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Anastasia lost to Serena Williams in the 1st round 6-0 6-3.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Anastasia Potapova
There is no head to head record between Alison Riske and Anastasia Potapova since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
R2 – Timea Babos’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 2-2
Timea Babos has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the previous 14 years, Timea has a 175-144 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Timea lost to Iga Swiatek in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Timea Babos
This would be the 5th time that Alison Riske and Timea Babos play each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Riske on hard .
Yet, Alison Riske may come up against Ysaline Bonaventure. Their H2H record is 0-0.
R3 – Serena Williams’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Serena Williams
Serena Williams has a 3-0 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 19 years, the American has a 373-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Williams’s most significant result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open the American was defeated by Qiang Wang in the 3rd round 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Serena Williams
This match would represent the 2nd time that Alison Riske and Serena Williams face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
On the other hand, Alison Riske may square off with Laura Siegemund. Their head to head record is 2-2.
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 6 years, Aryna has a 116-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her best achievement of the season was winning the title in in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year at the Australian Open the Belarussian lost to Carla Suarez Navarro in the 1st round 7-6(6) 7-6(6).
H2H Alison Riske vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 4th time that Alison Riske and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard .
Nevertheless, Alison Riske may play Shuai Zhang. Their H2H is 3-2 for Alison Riske.
1/4 – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 2-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 15 years, Simona has a 232-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Romanian capitulated to Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Simona Halep
This would be the 4th time that Alison Riske and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Alternatively, Alison Riske may play Iga Swiatek. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/2 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Naomi Osaka has a 3-0 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Naomi has a 143-68 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Naomi’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Last year at the Australian Open Osaka was overcome by Cori Gauff in the 3rd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 3rd time that Alison Riske and Naomi Osaka play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Osaka on hard .
Anyhow, Alison Riske could play Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Alison Riske
Ashleigh Barty has a 4-0 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, Ashleigh has a 145-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Barty capitulated to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.
H2H Alison Riske vs. Ashleigh Barty
This match would represent the 4th time that Alison Riske and Ashleigh Barty clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Riske (see full H2H stats), but Barty leads 1-0 on hard .
Notwithstanding, Alison Riske may come up against Sofia Kenin. Their head to head is 1-0 for Sofia Kenin.
