PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Kudermetova, Bencic, Kontaveit and Rogers to play on Court 3 on Tuesday – Dubai Duty Free Championships

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Veronika Kudermetova, Belinda Bencic, Anett Kontaveit and Shelby Rogers are going to compete on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Championships on Court 3.

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Veronika Kudermetova vs. Belinda Bencic

Head to head 3-2 for Kudermetova

Veronika Kudermetova will fight against Belinda Bencic in the 2^nd round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Court 3.

Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34 (career high), the Russian reached the 2^nd round after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6³ 6-2.

The Russian has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Kudermetova’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Abu Dhabi.

Last year in Dubai Kudermetova lost in the 2^nd round 7-5 4-6 6-4 to Garbine Muguruza.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Belinda will start her run in Dubai after she played her last match in Doha where she lost 6-4 6-1 to Keys in the 1^st round on the 2^nd of March.

Bencic has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Bencic’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Dubai The Swiss surrendered in the 1^st round 1-6 6-1 6-1 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Belinda won the title at the Dubai Duty Free Championships in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Belinda Bencic fight against each other. Their head to head is 3-2 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Bencic won 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) in the 2^nd round in Doha back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.82
Belinda Bencic -> 2.03

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Anett Kontaveit vs. Sorana Cirstea

Head to head 2-0 for Kontaveit

Anett Kontaveit will take on Sorana Cirstea in the 2^nd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on Court 3.

Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, Anett reached the 2^nd round after defeating Timea Babos 6-2 6-1.

Kontaveit has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Estonian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.

Last year in Dubai Anett surrendered in the quarter 7-6(4) 6-1 to Petra Martic.

Sorana Cirstea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, the Romanian reached the 2^nd round after beating Lesya Tsurenko 6-4 6-4.

Sorana has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai The Romanian lost in the 1^st round 6-1 6-3 to Anett Kontaveit.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Anett Kontaveit and Sorana Cirstea fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Kontaveit won 6-1 6-3 in the 1^st round in Dubai back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 1.24
Sorana Cirstea -> 4.25

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Shelby Rogers vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 1-0 for Mertens

Shelby Rogers will square off with Elise Mertens in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3 pm on Court 3.

Shelby Rogers: ranking and results

Ranked no. 49, Rogers reached the 2^nd round after defeating Kaia Kanepi 7-6⁴ 6-2.

Rogers has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai Rogers didn’t play in Dubai in 2020.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18, Mertens got to the 2^nd round after beating Viktoriya Tomova 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Mertens has a 8-1 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the titlein Melbourne where she defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Last year in Dubai Elise capitulated in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-3 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Shelby Rogers and Elise Mertens square off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Previously, the last time when they played, Mertens won 7-6(7) 6-4 in the qualifications in Mallorca back in 2016.

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 -> 2.63
Shelby Rogers -> 1.51

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Dubai Duty Free Championships

• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Jeroen VannesteVanneste (6-2 5-7 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Casper RuudRuud – Jelle SelsSels (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Dubai Duty Free Championships

• Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Svetlana KuznetsovaKuznetsova (4-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Madison KeysKeys – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Belinda BencicBencic (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Petra KvitovaKvitova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ons JabeurJabeur – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Cori GauffGauff (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Kiki BertensBertens (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Misaki DoiDoi (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alize CornetCornet – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Shelby RogersRogers – Elise MertensMertens (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Kristina MladenovicMladenovic – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (2-1) – H2H – Prediction