PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Boulter, Stephens, Petkovic and Podoroska to play on Court 5 on Saturday – Phillip Island Trophy

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Katie Boulter, Sloane Stephens, Andrea Petkovic and Nadia Podoroska are going to play on Saturday at the Phillip Island Trophy on Court 5.

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Katie Boulter vs. Daria Kasatkina

Head to head 1-0 for Kasatkina

Katie Boulter will compete against Daria Kasatkina in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Court 5.

Katie Boulter: ranking and results

Ranked no. 315, Boulter will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Kasatkina in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

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

Daria Kasatkina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, Darya will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 7-6⁵ 6-3 to Sabalenka in the 2^nd round on the 10^th of February.

The Russian has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Katie Boulter and Daria Kasatkina play each other. Their record is 1-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Kasatkina won 6-1 6-4 in the 1^st round in Melbourne back in February 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daria Kasatkina who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daria Kasatkina is the pick to win this match.
Daria Kasatkina -> 3.38
Katie Boulter -> 1.32

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Sloane Stephens vs. Varvara Gracheva

Head to head 0-0

Sloane Stephens will square off with Varvara Gracheva in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on Court 5.

Sloane Stephens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 41, the American will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 4-6 6-2 6-3 to Putintseva in the 1^st round on the 9^th of February.

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

Varvara Gracheva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 97, Gracheva will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 5-7 6-2 6-2 to Kudermetova in the 2^nd round on the 10^th of February.

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

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Sloane Stephens and Varvara Gracheva 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 Sloane Stephens who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sloane Stephens is the pick to win this match.
Sloane Stephens -> 1.56
Varvara Gracheva -> 2.43

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Andrea Petkovic vs. Anna Blinkova

Head to head 0-0

Andrea Petkovic will fight against Anna Blinkova in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Court 5.

Andrea Petkovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 103, Petkovic will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-3 3-6 6-4 to Jabeur in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

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

Anna Blinkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 63, Blinkova will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-1 3-6 7-6⁷ to Gracheva in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

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

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Andrea Petkovic and Anna Blinkova 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 Anna Blinkova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anna Blinkova is the pick to win this match.
Anna Blinkova -> 2.19
Andrea Petkovic -> 1.68

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Nadia Podoroska vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

Head to head 1-0 for Podoroska

Nadia Podoroska will compete against Irina-Camelia Begu in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 9:00 pm on Court 5.

Nadia Podoroska: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45 (career high), the Argentine will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-2 6-2 to Vekic in the 2^nd round on the 11^th of February.

The Argentine has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Irina-Camelia Begu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 74, Begu will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-3 6-4 to Stojanovic in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

Begu has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Nadia Podoroska and Irina-Camelia Begu square off. Their record is 1-0 for Podoroska (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Podoroska won 6-4 6-4 in the 1^st round in Linz back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nadia Podoroska who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nadia Podoroska is the pick to win this match.
Nadia Podoroska -> 1.666
Irina-Camelia Begu -> 2.21

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Phillip Island Trophy

• Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Benjamin LockLock (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jessy KalambayKalambay – Ken OnishiOnishi (6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Marc PolmansPolmans – Ken OnodaOnoda (6-2 4-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Taha KapadiaKapadia – Albert Bisong BikomBisong Bikom (6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Phillip Island Trophy

• Mihaela BuzarnescuBuzarnescu – Chloe PaquetPaquet (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lizette CabreraCabrera – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Monica NiculescuNiculescu – Francesca JonesJones (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Lesya TsurenkoTsurenko – Mona BarthelBarthel (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Olga DanilovicDanilovic (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Mayo HibiHibi – Rebecca MarinoMarino (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ankita RainaRaina – Gabriella Da Silva FickDa Silva Fick (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Varvara LepchenkoLepchenko – Valeria SavinykhSavinykh (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Olivia GadeckiGadecki – Destanee AiavaAiava (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Greetje MinnenMinnen – Timea BabosBabos (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Rebecca PetersonPeterson (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Caroline GarciaGarcia – Misaki DoiDoi (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – Alize CornetCornet (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sloane StephensStephens – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Katie BoulterBoulter (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Danka KovinicKovinic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sara ErraniErrani – Lin ZhuZhu (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich – Lauren DavisDavis (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Maddison InglisInglis (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Ana BogdanBogdan (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Christina MchaleMchale – Zarina DiyasDiyas (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Yafan WangWang – Madison BrengleBrengle (1-0) – H2H – Prediction