PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Mertens, Annie Fernandez, Osuigwe and Zhu to play on Court 15 on Tuesday – Australian Open

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elise Mertens, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Whitney Osuigwe and Lin Zhu are going to play on Tuesday at the Australian Open on Court 15.

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Elise Mertens vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Australian Open

Elise Mertens vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

Head to head 0-0

Elise Mertens will face Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11 am on Court 15.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, will start her run in Melbourne after she won the title in Melbourne after beating 6-4 6-1 Kanepi in the final.

The Belgian has a 4-0 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current season was winning the titlein Melbourne where she defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Last year at the Australian Open Mertens capitulated in the 4th round 6-4 6-4 to Simona Halep.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 86 (career high), the Canadian will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-2 6-2 to Sakkari in the 2nd round on the 5th of February.

The Canadian has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Canadian lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-2 to Lauren Davis.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Leylah Annie Fernandez since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.39
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 3.1

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Whitney Osuigwe vs. Lin Zhu Australian Open

Whitney Osuigwe vs. Lin Zhu

Head to head 1-0 for Zhu

Whitney Osuigwe will play Lin Zhu in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1 pm on Court 15.

Whitney Osuigwe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 163, Whitney will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-3 6-0 to Potapova in the 1st round on the 31st of January.

The American has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Whitney lost in the qualifications 3-6 6-4 6-1 to Martina Di Giuseppe.

Lin Zhu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 94, Lin will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 0-6 6-3 7-5 to Cocciaretto in the 1st round on the 31st of January.

Zhu has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2021, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Lin had to surrender in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1 to Alison Riske.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Whitney Osuigwe and Lin Zhu clash against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Zhu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Zhu won 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in W100 Ilkley back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lin Zhu who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Lin Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Lin Zhu -> 2.29
Whitney Osuigwe -> 1.65

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