PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Pliskova, Muchova, Bencic and Rogers to play on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Karolina Pliskova, Karolina Muchova, Belinda Bencic and Shelby Rogers are going to play on Saturday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Karolina Muchova

Head to head 1-1

Karolina Pliskova will compete against Karolina Muchova in the 3^rd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11 am on Rod Laver Arena.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Pliskova got to the 3^rd round after defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-0 6-2 and Danielle Rose Collins 7-5 6-2.

Pliskova has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Karolina surrendered in the 3^rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(3) to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Czech conquered the title at the Australian Open (juniors) once in 2010 when she defeated Laura Robson 6-1 7-6⁵.

Karolina Muchova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, Karolina got to the 3^rd round after beating Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 6-2 and Mona Barthel 6-4 6-1.

Karolina has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Czech had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-4 to Catherine Cartan Bellis.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Karolina Pliskova and Karolina Muchova play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Pliskova on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Muchova won 4-6 7-5 13-11 in the 4^th round in London back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.65
Karolina Muchova -> 2.35

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Belinda Bencic vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 0-0

Belinda Bencic will play Elise Mertens in the 3^rd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Belinda reached the 3^rd round after beating Lauren Davis 6-3 4-6 6-1 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 2-6 6-4.

Belinda has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Belinda lost in the 3^rd round 6-0 6-1 to Anett Kontaveit.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, the Belgian reached the 3^rd round after beating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-3 and Lin Zhu 7-6⁸ 6-1.

The Belgian has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2021, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the titlein Melbourne where she overcame Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Last year at the Australian Open The Belgian lost in the 4^th round 6-4 6-4 to Simona Halep.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens 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 Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 2.35
Belinda Bencic -> 1.65

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Shelby Rogers vs. Anett Kontaveit

Head to head 2-0 for Kontaveit

Shelby Rogers will take on Anett Kontaveit in the 3^rd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Shelby Rogers: ranking and results

Ranked no. 57, the American got to the 3^rd round after beating Francesca Jones 6-4 6-1 and Olga Danilovic 6-2 6-3.

Shelby has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Shelby lost in the 1^st round 0-6 6-1 6-0 to Garbine Muguruza.

Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results

Ranked no. 22, the Estonian got to the 3^rd round after defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-5 6-2 and Heather Watson 6-7⁵ 6-4 6-2.

Anett has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Estonian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.

Last year at the Australian Open The Estonian lost in the quarter 6-1 6-1 to Simona Halep.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Shelby Rogers and Anett Kontaveit square off. Their record is 2-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they played each other, Kontaveit won 6-0 3-6 6-4 in the 1^st round in London back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 2.59
Shelby Rogers -> 1.55

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Zarina DiyasDiyas (6-1 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Serena WilliamsWilliams – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (7-6⁵ 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ann LiLi (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Simona HalepHalep – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Sara ErraniErrani (6-4 2-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Ashleigh BartyBarty – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Shelby RogersRogers (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Belinda BencicBencic – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Kaia KanepiKanepi – Donna VekicVekic (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jennifer BradyBrady – Kaja JuvanJuvan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (2-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Fiona FerroFerro (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Su-Wei HsiehHsieh – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Serena WilliamsWilliams (0-0) – H2H – Prediction