ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Victoria Azarenka, Garbine Muguruza, Petra Kvitova and Jessica Pegula are the semifinalists that are going to play on Friday at the Qatar Total Open on Centre Court.
Victoria Azarenka vs. Garbine Muguruza
Head to head 2-2
Seeded no. 8, Victoria Azarenka will take on Garbine Muguruza for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:00 pm on Centre Court.
Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 14, the Belarussian reached the semifinal after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-3, Laura Siegemund 6-4 6-2 and Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4.
Azarenka has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Doha Victoria didn’t play in Doha in 2020. Azarenka won the title at the Qatar Total Open in 2013.
Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results
Ranked no. 16, Garbine got to the semifinal after defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-64, Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-75 6-3 and Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-1.
The Spaniard has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2021, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Garbine’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Melbourne.
Last year in Doha Garbine had to surrender in the quarter 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2 to Ashleigh Barty.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 5th time that Victoria Azarenka and Garbine Muguruza fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Azarenka and Muguruza (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Muguruza won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome back in 2020.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 3.06
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.42
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Petra Kvitova vs. Jessica Pegula
Head to head 1-0 for Kvitova
Petra Kvitova will face Jessica Pegula in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on Centre Court.
Petra Kvitova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 10, Kvitova reached the semifinal after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-3 and Anett Kontaveit 6-3 3-6 6-2.
Petra has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Doha Kvitova lost in the final 6-3 6-3 to Aryna Sabalenka. The Czech won the title at the Qatar Total Open in 2018.
Jessica Pegula: ranking and results
Ranked no. 44, Jessica got to the semifinal after beating Gabriela Dabrowski 6-0 6-1, Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-73 7-66, Misaki Doi 6-2 6-2, Qiang Wang 6-3 6-1, Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 7-5 and Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-1.
The American has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2021, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Doha Jessica didn’t compete in Doha in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Petra Kvitova and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they squared off, Kvitova won 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2020.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.62
Jessica Pegula -> 2.42
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Qatar Total Open
- Nicole Melichar/Demi SchuursMelichar/Demi Schuurs – Andreja Klepac/Sania MirzaKlepac/Sania Mirza (7-5 2-6 10-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Rhyne WilliamsWilliams (6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Qatar Total Open
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Jessica PegulaPegula (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
