PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Niculescu, Jones, Lepchenko and Hibi to play on Court 16 on Saturday – Phillip Island Trophy

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Monica Niculescu, Francesca Jones, Varvara Lepchenko and Mayo Hibi are going to compete on Saturday at the Phillip Island Trophy on Court 16.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Monica Niculescu vs. Francesca Jones

Head to head 1-0 for Jones

Monica Niculescu will take on Francesca Jones in the qualifications for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on Court 16.

Monica Niculescu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 146, Niculescu will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 7-5 6-4 to Siegemund in the 1^st round on the 1^st of February.

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

Francesca Jones: ranking and results

Ranked no. 245, Francesca will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-4 6-1 to Rogers in the 1^st round on the 9^th of February.

Jones 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 Monica Niculescu and Francesca Jones fight against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Jones (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played, Jones won 6-3 6-2 in the qualifications in Dubai back in January 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Monica Niculescu who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Monica Niculescu is the pick to win this match.
Monica Niculescu -> 1.5
Francesca Jones -> 2.59

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Varvara Lepchenko vs. Valeria Savinykh

Head to head 1-0 for Savinykh

Varvara Lepchenko will square off with Valeria Savinykh in the qualifications for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Court 16.

Varvara Lepchenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 182, Lepchenko will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-4 6-7³ 6-1 to Hibi in the 1^st round on the 1^st of February.

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

Valeria Savinykh: ranking and results

Ranked no. 228, Valeria will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-2 4-6 7-6⁷ to Cornet in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

Savinykh 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 Varvara Lepchenko and Valeria Savinykh play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Savinykh (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they played, Savinykh won 6-3 6-2 in the qualifications in Miami back in 2012.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Varvara Lepchenko who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Varvara Lepchenko is the pick to win this match.
Varvara Lepchenko -> 1.88
Valeria Savinykh -> 1.92

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Mayo Hibi vs. Rebecca Marino

Head to head 1-1

Mayo Hibi will come up against Rebecca Marino in the qualifications for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Court 16.

Mayo Hibi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 176, Mayo will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 7-6² 6-4 to Anna Schmiedlova in the 1^st round on the 8^th of February.

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

Rebecca Marino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 317, Marino will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost 6-1 7-5 to Vondrousova in the 2^nd round on the 10^th of February.

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Mayo Hibi and Rebecca Marino face off. Their head to head is 1-1 for Hibi and Marino (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time they played, Hibi won 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in W25 Osaka back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rebecca Marino who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rebecca Marino is the pick to win this match.
Rebecca Marino -> 2.26
Mayo Hibi -> 1.64

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Phillip Island Trophy

• Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Ren NakamuraNakamura (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Taha KapadiaKapadia – Martin DzuwaDzuwa (6-3 3-6 6-4) – 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